Chelsea manager Frank Lampard admits their recent glut of goals from set pieces is down to hard work on the training ground.
The Blues are now a big threat on corners and free kicks, with the likes of Kurt Zouma and Thiago Silva scoring recently.
Lampard knows having huge presences in the team can help in such situations, but he wants to acknowledge the work the coaching staff has put in behind the scenes.
“Yes, it is something that we worked on last year,” he told reporters.
“We weren’t happy that we conceded too many goals from set-pieces in games.
“They are a crucial part of the modern game and they probably always have been but seemingly [more] so now as teams have blocks or plans to stop you [from] scoring. We looked at it over the course of last season.
“The personnel certainly has helped, we are bigger and more aggressive naturally through the personnel in the team earlier in the season. The lads have shown focus through the work we have done earlier on the pitch with them.
“We have spent time on that and there’s a nice mentality about them to be as good as we can be with them. They make the game comfortable even though we played well. It might not have been a comfortable game, so I am very happy with the set-piece goals.”
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