Directional drives are for example used upstream of coilers in mill stands for coiling up the strip in a defined manner. A first roll (5) that can be placed against a second roll (6) is used to adjust or control the desired strip tension and a lateral deviation of the strip. The directional drive (1) according to the invention has an especially simple design and can be controlled in a very precise manner. For this purpose, the rockers (2, 3) on which the roll (5) which can be placed against the second roll is mounted are separately mounted in a frame (12) so as to be swiveled and can therefore be swiveled independently.