'No mystery' to Leeds United's set-piece problem insists Marcelo Bielsa after West Ham defeat
Marcelo Bielsa says there is no mystery behind Leeds United's set-piece problem and it can be worked out.
The Whites conceded from a corner and a free-kick in their 2-1 defeat by West Ham at Elland Road last night.
An 80th minute headed winner from Angelo Ogbonna, who beat Liam Cooper in the air, decided a game that fell flat after a pulsating first half.
Mateusz Klich gave the hosts the lead from an early retaken penalty but Leeds were pegged back by Tomas Soucek's back post header from a corner.
Soucek got up above Stuart Dallas to beat Illan Meslier, who was unable to make a save having initially looked to come from the crosss.
It was Leeds' second consecutive defeat and came six days after Chelsea scored against them from a corner in a 3-1 defeat.
"There are no mysteries to the problem we're having," said Bielsa.
"The set-pieces can be perfected by continuously training them. You have to reproduce what happens in the game in training sessions.We will continue insisting on this until we resolve the problem.
"What's happening is not exclusively about work being done.This problem we're having we have already had it before in the past, we resolved it and now it's happening again."
The other main issue for Leeds in what was a fair defeat in Bielsa's eyes, was their struggle to press and win the ball back in the West Ham half after attacks broke down.
"The most important aspect is linked to how we recover the ball after our attacks finish," said Bielsa.
"When the attacks don't finish in the opponents' box and it's not easy to finish attacks in the opponents' box, it is difficult for us to recover the ball.
"This generates consequences in our game and we struggle as a result."