How to Control the Flow to Gain Advantage in Football

It's not just going against the flow, but just controlling the flow to gain advantage. I had a really good coaching mentor at Man United, Jim Ryan, who was very much into disguise and rhythm on that side. So we would do a lot of work in and around the penalty area, what I call the play around arc,. Trying to try to move their defense, loosen their defense up. And then Jim would say, we'll change the rhythm. so you might change the rhythm with a reverse it against the flow. Or you might change it in a tempo, changing rhythm. It can be the rhythm and not just individual, it can be the team.