Manchester City fullback Pablo Zabaleta admits the defence are struggling with manager Manuel Pellegrini's man-marking demands for set-pieces.
Former City boss Roberto Mancini preferred zonal marking and Zabaleta says the players are still adjusting to the new tactics.
"Two goals from set pieces for us is hard," the 28-year-old said after defeat at Cardiff City. "It has changed for us as last season we were marking zonally and now it is individual marking and sometimes it is hard.
"But (Fraizer) Campbell was very strong in the air. They did well defensively and closed the space well and didn't give us the chance to create many opportunities. We didn't defend well at set pieces and it cost us the game.
"We had control of the ball but we were a bit static in the first half. We were the better team but the only difference was we didn't defend well from the set pieces and conceded silly goals."
