- ball carrier (A) dribbles towards defender (D) (could add deception to move by purposely attacking the defender's right foot)
- at same time supporting player (F) makes run behind defender into space created on right hand side
- ball carrier passes ball to supporting player who receives ball whilst in flow
in more ways than one
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in more ways than one
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