11/11/2012

Messi wears F50s, sure. but he wears very special leather F50s

So the copa traction is not as good, the speed is not as good. They are more than double the weight. So... what makes these shoes worthy of a 5 star review???

SMOKING HOT...
here the magic of the copa comes in. Whatever hesitation I would have, that extra touch I always felt I needed before letting off a shot or pass, it's gone. I am finally at the point where I can start learning juggling tricks. I've been playing since I was 4 and up through HS of course, but about a year ago I really stepped up my game. I worked hard to get where I am, and I'm not letting shoes take the credit for that. but I do think they help.

Some day, adidas (and nike and friends) will figure out how to make a plastic shoe with better touch than K-leather. but that day has not yet come. You will be able to have your boot custom made exactly to your foot as precision-measured by a robot. but that day has not yet come. You will be able to print your own designs on your boots in any colour of the rainbow. but that day has not yet come. Everybody in the world will be able to afford a pair, and they will last forever. unless you want a new pair, and then the old boots will instantly turn into delicious cookies and beer. but that day has not yet come. Until that day comes I don't see anything better than copas, for me.

If you look in the dictionary under football cleat you will see a picture of adidas copa. I'm no superstar; I pay to play, I don't get paid to play. I'm like everybody who just wants to have fun on the field and if you are the same, you should at least consider your next shoes a pair of copas too.
That being said, if you've been wearing copas for the last four hundred years, and would never, ever, consider anything else, go out and try on the latest obscenely-expensive, all-synthetic, high-fashion boot. You may just be pleasantly surprised. At least enjoy modern technology once in a while. I will be buying another pair of F50s before long. I am simply addicted to the speed and the colours.

P.S. Messi wears F50s, sure. but he wears very special leather F50s, not plastic ones. If I want to be like messi I will wear his shirt of which I have several. Not his latest adidas boot...My Copas died on me during a game today. The leather front tore away from the sole of my right shoe when I was making a sharp cut. It was a very sad day for me, as this pair of shoes has lasted me 15 years. I used them in my senior year of high school, during club and intramural games throughout college, and throughout several different intramural leagues wherever I lived over the years. They survived rain, mud, grass, and dirt. I have wide feet, and I remember thinking when I first bought them that they wouldn't last that long, since my wide feet would stretch out the leather too much. Boy was I wrong.

I am now debating whether to just duct tape my right shoe or buy another pair. I will probably opt for the latter, but I still have no doubt that a duct-taped right Copa shoe would last longer and give you better playability than the average shoe on the market.

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