"You have to know the past to understand the present"... Looking back at the Mercurial series it is no wonder why fans are wanting more with this latest release, in a way Nike Soccer and this boot under achieved this year/release in 2011. To be honest, looking back at the past models in a way it seems that the mercurial was a boot that came before it was time because it was a concept boot. No one in their mind could have ever thought you could ever get a soccer boot to weigh a staggering 9 oz. So looking into the future Nike needs to retool the line by innovating or by scratching the series and come out with a new boot... In the end, i thought i would take you down memory lane by sharing these amazing boots!
Brief history around the boot...The origin of the Mercurial Vapors can be traced back to as early as 1998, when Ronaldo debuted the original Nike Air Mercurial boots. The boots were originally released in black, but a version in silver/blue/yellow was released for the 1998 World Cup and a blue/black version followed soon after. In 1999, the Mercurial 2 was released in two colourways: black/blue and black/red. These were identical in shape, size, and fit to the originals, but they had a different insole and a smaller swoosh on the side of the boot. The Mercurials were Nike's first boots to be made using synthetic materials, and also their first venture into the market of lightweight boots designed for speed.
