Attacking corners leave us wide open to the first counter

I’d start by deciding what the corner is trying to achieve and what level of counter risk you are willing to accept. You do not need both centre-backs in the box simply because they are centre-backs. If one is significantly better in the air, the other may give you more value as part of the protection. I normally want at least two players capable of delaying the first counter, plus somebody around the edge who can either attack the second ball or stop the first pass out. Where the opposition leave their forwards matters too. If they keep two high, your rest defence has to reflect that. Practise the clearance, not only the delivery. Start the corner and deliberately feed some balls to the opposition’s outlet so your safety players have to solve the transition. A good attacking corner is not just how many bodies reach the six-yard box. It is whether you can attack aggressively without one clearance turning into a clean counter.