Marking at set-pieces

[Cobblersmad]

Have we become very bad at marking players at corners/ free-kicks and the 'second ball' of these this season?
Off the top of my head I can think of Accrington, Wycombe, Cheltenham, Cambridge and now Rochdale taking advantage, with other close shaves as well this season, such as Rochdale hitting the post in the first game.
I know it is not unusual to go a season without conceding from set-pieces but it feels like it is becoming a more frequent Achilles heel for us.
Do the players not know who to mark, or are we doing zonal marking that some can't understand? Whatever it is, they need to work on it in training.

[Oxford1]

Have we become very bad at marking players at corners/ free-kicks and the 'second ball' of these this season?
Off the top of my head I can think of Accrington, Wycombe, Cheltenham, Cambridge and now Rochdale taking advantage, with other close shaves as well this season, such as Rochdale hitting the post in the first game.
I know it is not unusual to go a season without conceding from set-pieces but it feels like it is becoming a more frequent Achilles heel for us.
Do the players not know who to mark, or are we doing zonal marking that some can't understand? Whatever it is, they need to work on it in training.
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We (Oxford) had the same problem, think it's to do with wilder being a full back and standing against the post at corners

[clarkeysntfc]

Ha, of course.

[defender]

I think it's down to Archer not getting his defence as he wants them, get Duke back.

[brickowski]

Oxford fan, did you concede a lot of goals from set-pieces when you were promoted from the Conference?

[Oxford1]

Oxford fan, did you concede a lot of goals from set-pieces when you were promoted from the Conference?

Yeah a hell of a lot, haven't got the stats but we certainly did

[Baby Bear]

And yet, at least at Cambridge, we had no-one on the post? Would've been a simple clearance if we had.