Red attacker always passes the ball square.
Blue attacker always passes the ball through.
After passing - move at speed on an angle to get to next position.
No angle passing - all to be either square or through - run on angles
Focusing on clean first touch when receiving, then quickly getting the ball to a position to deliver (if it isn't already).
Try to keep players relatively close so the passes are not getting too long.
Time angled runs so receive is on the move.
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