Player spotting [6] - players in new boots/gear here please!

Sighhhhh, one of my favourite players in the controversial laser IV's. now i don't know whether to love them or hate them . but i dunno bout you guys, but it seems to be he's wearing the laser I soleplate on the laser IV's......

 

who is this? is he in french team

 

thiago, barca and spain player

 

Adidas Ezeiro

 

There was a pair of black/white ctr IIs lying at the side of the pitch where I was training tonight. Looked well smart. Looked like a nike sample or something though, even the insole was all black with the ctr pattern. Must belong to someone with Partick Thistle.

 

What is Pepe wearing here? http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/1330068591687/noticia/GaleriadeImagenes/1330068591687.htm Pic 8 for the best view.

 

Old Speciali's, blacked-out:


For once, Soccerbible have got it wrong with the BootSpy on this one :/

 

What? No? Not the same stitching, tongue, logo-size or studs...I believe Soccerbible is closer than you...

 

New Speciali's

Big tounge added to disguise them IMO

 

I've gotta admit - that was my first choice!

But, hear me out - the heel counter is massive, and the stitching is all in the wrong places - seems like a lot of trouble to go through to disguise a new boot!

 

Everything lines up with the old Speciali like GrassRouteOne suggested though.

-You've got the two long stitching lines on the toebox on the original ones while the new ones only have one just below the laces.

-You've got that whole line zig-zag leather where the eyelets are where there isn't any overlapping leather on the new Specialis.

-The inside of the boot looks nothing like the new Specialis as it doesn't have anything resembling pas pods like the new ones do.



Those are definitely the old Specialis.

 

Thanks man - I noticed a lot of that myself, my only hang-up is that the Umbro diamond is a bit smaller on Pepe's boots.

 

Stud config is different tho
is it maybe just a test of the new sole plate?
or does it maybe resemble a Geometra sole plate rather than the new speciali one??

 

Well, maybe Umbro is going to release 2 versions of the Speciali this time too, like it is with the Speciali Elite and the Kanga-touch versions atm.

 

Yeah - maybe a 'throwback' Like the Puma Mexico Finale & King Top Di? Would make a lot of sense!

 

Giovanni's wearing blackouts.. I think they're adidas

 

yea I saw that, they kinda look like the ones Ballack was seen wearing a while ago..

 

Link to Gio's Boots.

http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/129042792/AFP

Not very good picture. It looks to me like adizeros.

 

I was just going to post if anybody knew gio was wearing thanks for the pic

the outsole looks nikeish to me but it could be those adidas prototypes

On the other hand chicharito switched to the new tiempo IV white color looks like he only likes to wear white boots

 

I think they were blackout elite maestris. I saw a Nike tick on the bottom of the soleplate

 

Re Chicharito: There's a good interview on SoccerBible where they talk to him about his boot choice. From what he said in that I can't see him ever ditching the white choice! It's here if you wanted to check it out... SoccerBible Meets Chicharito

 

Yeah, they're Nike. However they are Laser's. You can see instep. Better picture on SoccerReviews boot spot.

 

Nah, I think Soccer Reviews have got this one wrong. If you room that image you'll see that there's a 'S' like stripe through the middle of the tick on his left boot:



And the pass-pad on the instep of his right boot says to me these are the Maestri I

 

Clearly ctr I

 

I did originally think that they were CTRs, especially cos of the studs. But I still think I can see the shot pads or whatever of Laser IVs.