You have a habit in your game that has to go:
you kill the ball on your first touch.
You stop it, you cushion it, and the entire sequence around you slows down.
That stall destroys rhythm, destroys momentum, and invites pressure.

Your first touch must move with intention — forward, directional, decisive.
A touch that carries you into the next phase without interruption.

Why it matters:
When you stop the ball, you become a static target.
Static targets get hunted.
They’re easy to press, easy to trap, easy to time.

But when your first touch moves, you move with it.
A moving ball buys you time, buys you rhythm, and opens your scan window.
You see the next pass before taking it because the ball’s travel gives you information.

Look at this moment:
I receive the ball behind the first line — my head is already up.
Not because I’m guessing.
Because the direction of my touch gives me the window to scan.
The ball travels, I travel, and the next action becomes automatic.

That’s the key:
Your first touch should carry you seamlessly into the next phase.
When you touch forward into your step, you already know where the ball will be on your second touch.
That predictability lets you scan between touches.

First touch: direction
Second touch: execution
Fluid. Clean. Controlled.

And we see it later in your game — when you move the ball with direction, everything changes.
You prepare the next action before receiving.
You eliminate opponents with one touch.
You remove noise.
You play faster, clearer, and with actual substance.

You stop reacting to the game.
You start setting the tempo.
And that’s what shifts you from “another midfielder” to the player who dictates the rhythm everyone else has to follow.