Fer: Swans must stop set-piece goals

Swansea City are only three games into the season, but Dutchman Leroy Fer has already called on his teammates to band together and stop conceding from set pieces.

Wes Morgan’s second for Leicester City on Saturday came from a corner, and Fer – who joined on a permanent deal over the summer having made 11 appearances for the Swans on loan last season – said they must tighten up at the back.

Francesco Guidolin’s side lie in 14th place after winning one of their opening three fixtures, and Fer is the only man to score in the Premier League for them so far.

“We can’t concede goals like we are. We have conceded from a corner again and that’s frustrating,” said the former QPR man.

“We were saying it all through last season but it keeps on happening and we have to get better because if you concede those goals, it can make a massive difference in games.”

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Swansea welcome Antonio Conte’s Chelsea to the Liberty Stadium after the international break, and Fer is hopeful that they can carry on the momentum of a strong final 30 minutes at the King Power into that game.

“Lukasz [Fabianski] made a great save to keep us in the game and after that we kept believing we could get back into it. In the end, we were a bit unlucky not to get something,” he added.

“We have to take that into the next game against Chelsea in two weeks’ time.”