That enabled the guards, who didn't have to execute the double-team block, to get a direct run at the linebackers at the second level.
Ben Smith to Aaron Smith to Brodie Retallick and then a direct run from Savea during which three French defenders seemed to simply bounce off him.
St Johnstone were able and industrious, with a good solid shape to the side and unpredictability whenever Michael O'Halloran set off on a direct run towards goal.
And Rodriguez almost won the game late on with a direct run at the Hammers defence with his rasping low effort well saved by Jaaskelainen as the game ended level.
Gervinho was feeling the frustration of Arsenal's fans but he almost created the opener with a direct run and cross - but no colleagues were waiting to apply the final touch as the ball flashed across goal.
The game was mere minutes old when Salford coughed up possession through Rhys Williams' knock on, and Hodgson was in against his old club after a direct run and pass from Eden.
Along these rails in 1870 the Empire State Express began a direct run from New York City.
Its defense hits with power from the first play to the last one; on offense, the big back Eddie George punishes tacklers with a bruising, direct running style.
Audacity was an understatement, and the mix of direct running with a dash of panache left a big impression.
Capped 28 times by Russia, Bilyaletdinov broke into Lokomotiv's first team in 2004, quickly establishing a reputation for his direct running style as well as displaying the leadership skills which would later see him rewarded with the captain's armband.
