HIPS BETWEEN THE POSTS = TOTAL CONTROL

Here is the ultimate cheat code, the one that ties everything together. When you are in the final third, keep your hips aligned between the posts. You do not need to be perfectly square, just enough that the goal is in your body line. This simple adjustment makes everything else easier.

When your hips are between the posts, your body signals threat. You can go left, right, inside, outside, or shoot. You are dangerous in every direction. That does two critical things. First, defenders are unsure. They cannot step aggressively because they risk being beaten instantly. Second, you naturally gain more time. When defenders back off, you have more space to execute moves, shoot, or pass without searching for it.

This cheat code works even when you do not have the ball. In one of your clips, you scored by running straight toward goal, cutting perfectly, and finishing. That is exactly the run I want you to replicate. When the ball breaks the line, run straight between the posts. Not toward space, not to the side. That is where goals are scored, that is where you are most dangerous, and that is where you dominate the defense.

Use this habit and everything becomes clearer. Identifying 1v1s is easier. Finishing is faster. Defenders freeze. You create space without forcing it. Every attack becomes simpler and more lethal. Hips between the posts = control, threat, and elite execution.