Comments on: FROM THE SOLE: SIBLING RIVALRY

By: fido

fido — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 13:32:00 +0000

if its leather, i will settle for nothing less than k leathers. soft, durable and long lasting.

if its synthetic upper, i rather go for the take down models. past experience has shown me, they last longer than their more pricey siblings.. perhaps cos the upper are thinner and softer.

By: akhil

akhil — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 21:16:35 +0000

I meant that instead of buying the most expensive vapors or maestris i could get great value and decent performance from mercurial miracles or trequartistas at a good price.

By: Ben@tiano

Ben@tiano — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 17:24:58 +0000

@akhil watch the BEST EUROPEAN soccer than, that helps also.

By: akhil

akhil — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 16:27:41 +0000

cant afford top level boots. takedowns r good enough for me.
like second tier boots. lowest models arent the best.

By: Ben@tiano

Ben@tiano — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 18:42:09 +0000

“If you want to be the best! , you have to wear the best!”

By: Gary

Gary — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 12:06:07 +0000

Sibling boots are fine especially when you are younger with feet sizer 1-5 but when you get into adult sizes the take down models are still in the £30-£40. I found myself in this situation a few years ago choosing the mercurial talaria iii or mercurial vapor ii which were 55 and 40 respectively. Obviously i went for the older vapors as they were cheaper so you can always find the top end models for decent prices when the newer models come out

By: John

John — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 11:33:27 +0000

I am fine with take down and sibling boots. Fakes are what really piss me off

By: Nick

Nick — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 08:30:59 +0000

I also own discounted superfly 2s and they are the best boots I’ve owned. I also own predator x and umbro stealth pro ii. I don’t buy takedown models, but go for discounted top models. I will not even buy vapors now, but I respect that some people can’t afford higher end boots.

By: Alex

Alex — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 15:14:35 +0000

People only care about what boots you wear before and after the game. Players like Ronaldo or Messi could play in elven shoes, and they’d still be better than 99% of other guys. They do have a psychological effect, like the Michael Jordan quote: “When I look better, I feel better. When I feel better, I play better.” Although, that effect is negligible, and certainly not worth $400. I still remember as a kid when I was stark raving ecstatic over getting the Maradona take-downs, and practicing for hours and hours, until the debilitating blisters set in. I couldn’t have been happier with the Superflys.

And, trolling a kid who is excited over a new pair of boots? Are you going to wreck his bike and steal his puppy, too? I own the Superfly 2 ( bought at a severe discount, thank god for that vacation and Spain’s crumbling economy), but I’m fairly certain that I’m not going to be suiting up for Madrid in the future, and I don’t think Sir Alex is going to call your name anytime soon. Justin Bieber just received more soccer notoriety than you or I ever will. And he wasn’t even wearing Superflys. In fact, I’ve never once been in the middle of a game, and thought, “ZOMG, their second striker is wearing Adizero Primes!”

On a side note, I’m a Ronaldo fan ( I know, I know), but I have noticed that all the soccer trolls on Youtube have some sort of CR9/Ronaldo7 handle, lol. I have a special appreciation for the Messi1911Ronaldo79ManU types, though.

By: armando

armando — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 15:11:14 +0000

ah i remember when i started playing soccer i wore take down boots, as a matter of fact my first pair of boots were a pair of nike volants that were 12 dollars and i loved them so much that i still have them to this day (unfortunately too small for me now). but when i started using top level boots it is hard for me to revert back to take downs :/ i like knowing that i have a top quality boot on my feet.

but there is still a place in my heart for those “sibling” boots and there is no shame in wearing them