Captain Anthony Stewart insists Aberdeen aim to solve their set-piece defensive frailties during the winter break.
Centre-back Stewart is annoyed at the amount of goals conceded from dead-ball situations.
Aberdeen are in the midst of a five-week winter Premiership shutdown due to the ongoing World Cup.
Stewart insists the Dons will use that time to tighten up at the back from corners, free-kicks and long throw-ins.
The 30-year-old also confirmed the Reds will have a plan in place after the break to rectify the Reds’ poor away form.
Stewart said: “Conceding from set pieces is something we definitely have to cut down on.
“Most of the goals we have conceded are from set pieces so I think that’s the first thing we need to look at.
“When we do concede from set-pieces it is annoying because we don’t get the easy opportunities we are giving away.
“It is a tough one to take but we are all learning and we will do better.
“Everyone gets their men from corners and everyone knows their roles.
“Everyone has to execute them from front to back.
“It is something that we have taken on board, that we are looking into and have to be better at.”
Set-piece specialists Celtic next up
Aberdeen have conceded six goals in the Premiership from set plays so far this season.
They have leaked four goals from corners, one from a long throw-in and another from a free-kick.
Whether they have sorted any set play vulnerability will be tested immediately in the first game back from the winter break.
The Dons return to action with a home clash against Premiership leaders Celtic on Saturday, December 17.
Celtic are the set piece scoring masters in the Premiership having netted 12 times from dead ball situations this term.
That is five more than any other top flight team.
Aberdeen conceded a set piece goal to Celtic in their previous meeting this season.
Stephen Welsh headed in from a corner for Celtic as the Dons lost 2-0 to the defending champions in the opening game of the league season.
Aberdeen boss Jim Goodwin has utilised a back three in recent games in a 3-1-4-2 formation.
It has been successful as the Reds went into the winter shutdown holding third spot in the Premiership.
Summer signing Stewart insists there is the flexibility to switch formations and still be defensively solid.
He said: “Whether it is a back three or a back four, it does not matter as we have a lot of good players and good versatility in the squad.
“Whatever way we line up, I believe we are strong.”
‘Learn from our mistakes’
Aberdeen spent the first week of the winter break at a training camp in the United States.
They beat an Atlanta United XI, the Dons’ strategic partners, 1-0 in a friendly at the MLS club’s $60 million training complex.
Aberdeen then had some time off to recharge batteries before returning to training.
Stewart revealed as well as working with the squad on the training pitch at Cormack Park he will also put in overtime in the gym.
He said: “As a team we will use the break as an opportunity to take some time to reset.
“To gather our thoughts and learn from some of the mistakes.
“I will also be working on some things I have not had time to work on in the gym so I can come back as strong as I possibly can.
“It will be important during the break to keep ticking over.”
Addressing Dons’ poor away form
Another pressing issue to be addressed during the ongoing winter shutdown is Aberdeen’s damaging away Premiership form.
The bedrock of the Reds’ rise to third in the league has been their home form, with six wins from seven at Pittodrie.
However they have struggled on the road with only two wins from eight away Premiership games.
Stewart insists it has been discussed and is confident a plan will be in place to improve away form.
He said: “It’s something we have had to look into.
“You can’t have great home form and bad away form, it just doesn’t level out.
“We are looking at ways and different things we can do within the game to control away matches better.
“When we come back from the break that’s something that we will put in place.”
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