Liverpool set-piece coach Briggs leaves amid struggles for Slot’s side

Due to ongoing issues with dead-ball situations at Liverpool this season, Aaron Briggs has left the team.

Following Arne Slot’s team’s 2-1 win over Wolves on Saturday, the team conceded their 12th goal from a set-piece this campaign.

Captain Virgil van Dijk criticized the club for improving after the victory over Wolves.

He continued, “We’ve conceded too many set-piece goals and don’t score enough.”

We need to do better, they say. It’s not even about the first contact, in my opinion, which is at least 75% of the time or even more. The killer is in the second half.

Liverpool has consistently lost the attacking threat from set pieces over the past five Premier League seasons. They combined scored 18 goals from corners and indirect free kicks in 2021-22, averaging 0.47 per game.

Before falling sharply to nine last season, the figure dropped to 17 in 2022-22 and 15 in 2023-24.

Briggs joined Slot’s staff in September after being first sworn in at the start of the campaign for 2024-25.

The rest of Liverpool’s coaching staff will be in charge of setting up the team for set-pieces.