While this is just a warm up, this is a useful soccer drill for all levels of ability and skill. Here’s Barcelona warming up playing a little piggy in the middle. The piggy in the middle also usually has to hold on to a penny jersey to distinguish themselves from the rest of the players. Wonder how long he had to spend in the middle chasing the ball around as the piggy. Guess who’s one of the pigs in the middle in the photo? Well, that looks like John Terry to me. In the photo below, Chelsea players play piggy in the middle before a training session. Piggy in the middle, or 5 v 2 is the classic possession game used by all of the top clubs in the world. Above image credit goes to FC Bayern Munich of course. Here are Bayern Munich’s top five rondos or piggy in the middle games. The smaller the circle the harder it is to keep the soccer ball away from the two defenders in the middle. It’s the foundation of all soccer, keeping the ball while under pressure. What’s that game that Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Liverpool or all the top soccer teams play before games and training sessions? It’s called piggy in the middle or rondos or just keep away.
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