Is Manchester City's brilliant training game 'The Wall' the secret to their success? Pep Guardiola's innovative drill involves keep-ups, headers and gruelling sprints (... and the losing side get punished with the 'slap tunnel')

Daily Mail | March 2, 2018

Footage of Manchester City's new training game has taken the internet by storm.

There are stories of great sportsmen using repetition to hone their skills — Eric Cantona kicking a ball against a wall, even cricket great Don Bradman hitting a golf ball with a stump — but Pep Guardiola's drill has extended that out to his entire squad.

The Spaniard has rolled out a training game which appears to have revolutionised City's training sessions.

Could this Manchester City's new training drill be the secret behind their success?

The aim of the game is, in teams, to kick the ball at the wall and not let it touch the floor

Once kicked, the player must run to the back of the queue before going around again

If the ball touches the ground then the whole team is forced to sprint to a cone and back

A coach is assigned to each team to tally up the points, the team with the least drops wins

The aim of the game is to not let the ball touch the floor.