Joey Barton has made defending corners a priority for Bristol Rovers in training this week ahead of Saturday's League One trip to MK Dons.
Rovers were stung, not for the first time this campaign, from a dead-ball situation in the 2-2 draw with Morecambe last time out, failing to shut down the Shrimps' short corner routine that led to Jensen Weir's brilliant strike. The Gas have also conceded from set plays against Shrewsbury, Portsmouth and Forest Green Rovers from corners in their seven League One games this season.
Not all are coming from the same route; some have been from direct balls into the box and others have stemmed from the second or third phase, but Barton has seen enough to know that Rovers cannot keep shipping goals from set-pieces at this rate.
