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You mention practicing free kicks, the last time i was training I don't remember doing that, sunday leagues version of practicing free kicks? hit and hope.


and yet when i played saturday league we had the moveable wall and practiced for well over an hour. Though I never did so well as i didn't wear predators

 

Actually, I'm going to agree with you!

My old saturday team had a huge age range, and it was good to see all the ages training before we trained.

There is also an Wyrley Juniors which get a lot attention and have one of if not the biggest age ranges in the west midlands prob? I know they have alot of kids go on to walsall and they are always getting awards from the FA for there child development

 

I like the new design of this MiCoach in comparison to the existing one, looks more refreshing even if it's just adding more black into it and revamping up the design and the shape. However, that said, I would have to agree with most of you that Adidas has to lower the price for this as average players or non-pro players would not be willing to pay a hefty fee for that one piece of gadget that tracks all your records. The existing MiCoach chip sells for SGD118 (roughly 93USD) where I live when you buy both the 'thumbdrive' for the pc/iphone AND the chip for the boot, its so ridiculous. At the end of the day, like some of you said, its a gimmick. But there ARE people or players who would eventually buy them because they want to see where their fitness stands, just that its maybe a only a handful.

I still have my unused and mint condition of my f50s sitting in the shoe box still and nope, I do not own the exorbitantly-priced MiCoach. If it was priced lower, I would consider but I guess this new one wont fit into the previous or old boots with the MiCoach hole for the chip anyway.

In addition, I have to say that this adidas micoach thing is not the most expensive one YET. Right now, UA or Under Armour's Armour39 has the most expensive heart rate monitor going for USD149. Same concept except that their heart rate chest strap is bulky (more than Polar) it only syncs with their mobile app and does not have a pairing chip for their boots.

 

Agreed that the LZII seems to really be struggling. Maybe its because its not marketed to a certain type of player? As stupid as it may be, that is important these days. Who does adidas want wearing the LZ? I don't even know the answer to that question. I would say the NC is a more direct competitor to the CTR despite not being quite in the same category. They are both marketed towards those in the middle of the pitch. The LZ isn't really marketed at anyone in particular.

 

I definitely agree with you there, even with the release of the lz2 there was no marketing at all for it. The pred was one of the more iconic boots for me growing up because of the players that were wearing them. zidane, beckham were both huge players around that time and since there drop off adidas never really picked up anyone to fill in the void. But at the same time adidas has lots of huge names that they are not taking advantage of , RVP, Ozil, Mueller, Mata the list can go on. The players the used for the nitrocharge are ok to say the least yes they fit well with the boots target market but my concern would be what young player watches martinez and de rossi and says "I want to play like him" or "i want his boots" very few Im sure. You need to have that big player that everyones eyes are on if adidas could've gotten Bale into another boot it would've been pure genius. They really need to take advantage of the players the have or it will hurt them in the long run.

 

Sorry for the Double post but just remembering how great some of the adidas commercials were I loved this one, they used to have tons of good ones, what happened adidas

 

I just saw Rvps boots!! Don't have pics but check adidas soccer twitter!!

 

RVPs boots everywhere on twitter. There's no way they can call that an f50 l0l

 

It's clear most of the silos from adidas and nike lack quality and you can tell by the amount of players asking for modifications. I don't understand why they don't take these opinions and try use them to make a silo based on just build quality and comfort because in the end along with traction and decent aesthetics that's all we really need.

 

I noticed the laces on World Cup's are very long. Is it best to tie them so the laces pass below the sole plate?

 

I put adiNova 2 laces on it...

 

Either wrap them around, or change the laces or cut them shorter and burn the ends off

 

Thanks! Have any of you tied laces beneath the boot before? Any disadvantages to it?

 

Practiced in these yesterday, picked them up for a game today and this happened. Not even a month of use. Disappointed because I really like these.

 

That's a common thing that happens with the FG soleplate adidas is putting out, I'm guessing you were using these on artificial grass?

 

RVP's F50/adipowers are up on adidas football's official twitter page as well. I guess it's like Beckhams last boots, just letting the fans have a peek at what we can't have.

 

Used them on turf only a few times, this happened after using them on grass actually.

 

it doesn't matter where you used them they still will replace or refund bro

 

Yea I spoke to a friend who works at an Adidas store and he said that he has seen some f50s like that past few weeks.

I got myself some AdiPowers in the slime/indigo colorway today for $100 as I had no shoes for practice. Wore them and liking them so far..except I am not really into the colorway, bit too bright for me haha

 

Just let RVP design Adidas boots. Good trusted components in a compact package. Classic case of players prefering quality and manufacturers making something totally different for retail.