Darren Moore's determination to rid Doncaster Rovers of defensive issues

Rovers’ recent trend of defensive frailty when dealing with crosses and set pieces proved costly once again in Saturday’s draw with Hull City.

All three goals conceded were preventable with a combination of failing to cut out deliveries and poor marking in the box hurting Rovers.

And boss Darren Moore was looking for a wholesale approach to the issue as he looks to stop the leaks ahead of Tuesday’s trip to Blackpool.

“When we score goals, we score as a team, and it’s the same when we concede goals,” he said.

“So that tells you everyone will be involved in it. It’s not isolated individuals, it’s everyone, myself and the staff working on getting it right and implementing that on the players.

“It’s something we will be looking at and it’s an area we need to improve in.”

Moore was looking forward to getting his players on the training ground to address the issue but insists it needs a broad approach to hammer home the need for concentration.

He said: “Practice on the training ground is the way it is when things like this happen.

“It’s back to the drawing board and sharpening up those roles and responsibilities.

“You can have conversations, you can show videos and you can get on the training ground.

“You can replicate a situation but you cannot replicate exactly what happens because the delivery of the ball is going to be different and the situations are different in every single game. People deliver different set play routines.

“But you can make them more aware and highlight their concentration levels a bit.

“Whether that’s a chat, a visual or whether it’s a practice, all three will be implemented and need to be implemented.

“We usually have a mix of those three things with any situation on the football field because people learn differently.

“We’ll cross that and look at that and try to address it.

“With the timeframe and the space we’ve got for the next game, we’ve got to take that into account.”

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