Batman Posted 26 October, 2015 Share Posted 26 October, 2015 (edited) Seems to be all the rage now 3 at bournemouth, 2 liverpool players in the same week we have had that curse hit our side... interesting view from the secret footballer http://www.thesecretfootballer.com/articles/the-secret-footballer/28883/danny-ings-struck-down-by-dreadful-coincidence-of-the-dreaded-cruciate-knee-injury/#slide-1 Edited 26 October, 2015 by Batman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectisSaint Posted 26 October, 2015 Share Posted 26 October, 2015 So we need someone with an eye for detail and pedantry to let us know all of the players who are wearing Nike instead of Adidas. Then we need to get someone to nick their boots and sell them down Pompey market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted 26 October, 2015 Author Share Posted 26 October, 2015 So we need someone with an eye for detail and pedantry to let us know all of the players who are wearing Nike instead of Adidas. Then we need to get someone to nick their boots and sell them down Pompey market. the9, right there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadoldgit Posted 26 October, 2015 Share Posted 26 October, 2015 I read somewhere that it is to do with the turf that is used nowadays. Apparently it doesn't "give" as it used to and leads to more twisting of limbs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectisSaint Posted 26 October, 2015 Share Posted 26 October, 2015 the9, right there I was thinking someone else to be fair... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SO16_Saint Posted 26 October, 2015 Share Posted 26 October, 2015 I was thinking someone else to be fair... MLG? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 27 October, 2015 Share Posted 27 October, 2015 (edited) Seems to be all the rage now 3 at bournemouth, 2 liverpool players in the same week we have had that curse hit our side... interesting view from the secret footballer http://www.thesecretfootballer.com/articles/the-secret-footballer/28883/danny-ings-struck-down-by-dreadful-coincidence-of-the-dreaded-cruciate-knee-injury/#slide-1 It was interesting, but I'm surprised he hasn't been sued by Nike or Adidas for offering a half-baked opinion which alludes to the boot manufacturers being to blame for the injuries without anything resembling a supporting argument. My knee injury happened the same as his by the sound of it, two footer from behind half way up my leg scissoring the left knee with a twist on the way down, ruined my ligaments at the time but they were manageable within a couple of months; the smooth back of the knee which the ligament runs through permanently. The ball was at my left foot at the time, so it really was an awful tackle which clearly had intent to injure. We were 15 minutes in and I'd already gone past the guy a few times. Misdiagnosed at first- 9 years later I found out there was a PCL problem which they solved with some ligament shaving and fragment removal, and then 4 more years for them to spot the missing smooth cartilage area and offer microfracture (which they didn't perform when they got in there due to the large area missing). Mine at least had nothing to do with boots or soles or stud configurations, but it is usually having a planted leg which is forced to twist, as usually otherwise the leg doesn't have any resistance to cause the damage. As I haven't bought a new pair of boots in 5 years now, I can't tell you which soleplates might be a problem, but they've changed a lot in the past year with adidas rebranding their entire silos. Edited 27 October, 2015 by The9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 27 October, 2015 Share Posted 27 October, 2015 (edited) Also as I don't play any more and boots now change colourways basically every month (and I don't buy PES to edit them into it) there's not much point in me paying attention to who's wearing what any more. From memory, Wanyama wears Adidas Ace as does JWP, Fonte wears Nike Tiempo, Pelle wears Nike Magista, that's about all I can remember. Oh, and it doesn't really matter who wears which boots, there are loads of different types of soleplates and stud configurations for each brand and pros get them grafted onto their preferred boot upper and have a variety of options for stud configs depending on conditions, so even that's not simple. Edited 27 October, 2015 by The9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 27 October, 2015 Share Posted 27 October, 2015 I read somewhere that it is to do with the turf that is used nowadays. Apparently it doesn't "give" as it used to and leads to more twisting of limbs. I always found "proper" pitches a lot more spongy than parks ones, and they've started adding artificial fibres which will change the feel, but the biggest problem I see is the overwatering leading to a lot of players slipping - Forster's was like that, whilst Rodriguez's was a freak with a slightly off one-footed landing forcing all of his bodyweight through a joint which gave out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OVER THE HILL Posted 15 November, 2015 Share Posted 15 November, 2015 Another player out for the season with cruciate knee ligament injury. Aston Villa's Jordan Amavi, http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/34825517 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smirking_Saint Posted 16 November, 2015 Share Posted 16 November, 2015 Having torn a cruciate twice now I firmly believe it was due to the footwear and not anything else. You dont see bladed football boots these days but I felt that this was the issue. At first they were great, the grip you got was incredible, I found I could play on any pitch no matter how slippery the surface and Id be ok. At 18 I was running 100m for the college and a reasonable striker for the level I was playing. My gane was pretty much pace abd trickery. But unfortunately one afternoon I attempted to turn at full pace round the fullback. My boots did the job.. Staying where they were, unfortunately my knee exploded, my CB heard the pop from nearly a pitch away. It hurt.. A lot Plenty of rehab, pain, worry later and I was back. Id played a few games and was ok, Id lost some pace but was ok. One morning we were a CB short, I turned up last minute and forgotten my boots. Id decided a while ago to stop wearing blades but the only spares were bladed. I lasted 15 minutes, I took a long ball on the chest, the striker was closing me down so I turned him quickly.. My foot stayed where it was... POP. That was another 2.5 years out of action due to NHS issues etc We dont see blades any more really, but I imagine its still boot 'grip' related. Either that or the sheer amount of drills and game time they get through at the moment.. Or both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 17 November, 2015 Share Posted 17 November, 2015 Another player out for the season with cruciate knee ligament injury. Aston Villa's Jordan Amavi, http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/34825517 He's wearing Nike Mercurial Superfly by the looks of it - with a mixed soleplate in this pic - ie. some small moulded studs mixed in with old school longer metal ones. This is the FG version - all moulded/blades but that's not the soleplate in the pic above. Like I said, if it's about the stud alignment it's very difficult to track down what people are actually wearing because anyone can stick any soleplate on a boot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 17 November, 2015 Share Posted 17 November, 2015 (edited) Switched boot colour recently - you'll notice Pelle wears the exact same boots. Though he appears to be either wearing the low version or has cut off the sock. FG soleplate: Mixed soleplate: Astro soleplate: Edited 17 November, 2015 by The9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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