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Goalkeeping coach Martyn Margetson says he will use his experience working under Sam Allardyce to solve Swansea City's longstanding set-piece problems.

Swansea's issues at the back are well established and plagued them at times last season, with deliveries from corners, free-kicks and long throws causing confusion between defenders and goalkeeper on occasion.

Margetson is out in Spain with the rest of Steve Cooper's first-team squad as their pre-season preparations step up a gear. They face Mansfield Town on Saturday in a training match.

Margetson worked under Allardyce at West Ham, Everton and briefly with England, and he is keen to use his experiences with him to help fix Swansea's Achilles heel.

“Sam’s ethos is a big part of how he runs his clubs by organising the set plays,’’ he added . “It’s definitely part of my remit.

“We’ve already looked at the whole of last season and how we can evolve and help in those situations.

“We will definitely be making tweaks in how we want them to defend, that’s for sure. But that’s work in progress, which we have already started.’’

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The goalkeeping situation is another area of concern for the club, with neither Kristoffer Nordfeldt or Erwin Mulder nailing down a spot in the starting XI last term.

Margetson says the position is up for grabs ahead of the new season, adding that youngster Steven Benda is in his thoughts too.

“I’ve been impressed with the two keepers so far in pre-season and I’m looking forward to working more with Kris,’’ explained Margetson.

“As far as I’m concerned, it’s a clean slate for them all. I think I would be fair to say that there was a 50-50 split last season and they couldn’t quite establish who was number one.

"Young Steven comes into that now because I had heard a lot of good things about him even before I started.

“I’ve watched every goal we conceded last season, so I’ve already got a clear picture in my mind.

"They (Mulder and Nordfeldt) have two very different styles, but I’ve got pictures of how I can help them, although the messages will be different for them both.

“It’s healthy to have competition. And, like I said, it’s a clean slate now from pre-season and the number one jersey is up for them to compete for.’’