Leeds United striker Kemar Roofe was on the scoresheet in Marcelo Bielsa’s side’s most recent match.
Leeds conceded twice from corners in a 2-1 defeat with Blackburn Rovers recently, and they let another goal slip from a dead ball situation against Nottingham Forest.
Leeds had been solid in both games during open play, but they failed to mark properly from corner kicks.
And Roofe admits that Leeds have a problem defending set pieces which must be worked on in training.
“We don’t want to be conceding goals, full stop,” the £3 million man (YEP) said. “But we have been conceding a bit too many from set pieces.
“It seems like a recurring thing so it is something we need to work on.
“That is what we are doing this week. We are going to work on our weaknesses. Hopefully, we can do that and then show that against Wigan.”
For Leeds to concede a set piece goal against Forest was particularly frustrating, as they had dominated for large periods of the match.
Leeds ended up having to rely on Roofe to score a controversial late goal to rescue a point for them.
The Whites’ failure to beat Forest saw them slip down to second place in the Championship table, with Sheffield United reclaiming top spot.
Leeds are next in action against Wigan Athletic on Sunday, when they will be under pressure to tighten up at the back.
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