Natural Born Goalscorers | Luis Suarez

Welcome to the Adidas Natural Born Goalscorers Series...

Just Arrived:... from adidas

A new pair of boots has just arrived here at Footy Guru... Shout out to the adidas crew in Portland, Oregon for the new unreleased boots. Definitely excited about this color upgrade in one of the best boots on the market in my opinion. Will give you boot nerds a first look on 2/1/13 when the boots official drop.

DB adiPower Predator Via Ethan

Would like to thank Ethan for sending me a teaser image of his newly purchased DB adipower Predators. With the exclusive David Beckham Pred's adidas used a synthetic upper rather then calf skin to decrease the weight and to give the boots a glossy finish. I am a big fan of this color way and am excited to see the next DB exclusive colorway in the Predators. Sweet boots and as always I am loving the FootyG shoutout! 

Footy Guru adiPure IV SL Review

Yay or Nay? adidas 11Pro SL

One of the categories that adidas soccer is doing extremely well at the moment is the concept category. I refer to these SL boots as a concept boot because the boots consist of different parts of other boots with one thing in mind; speed. However, the unique thing about adidas concept boots is that even though light weight is wanted by consumers somehow adidas produces these concept boots with leather uppers which makes them very unique and pays heritage to the OG boots. In addition, rather then go over board with the pricing adidas is keeping the price of these concept boots at a reasonable $250.

As i talk with people within the industry and with a soccer specialty background it is interesting in how the boot market has changed over the years. No longer are the days that the boots will be all black. Rather now days the younger generation of consumers come into the stores looking for the brightest boots possible. Everyone has a different personality on the pitch and many times consumers choose their boot by what type of position they play or what kind of style they want to portray on the pitch. However, not only are consumers seeking out the bright boots but they are seeking out limited/concept boots. As a player nowadays the market is flooded with the same colors every a couple of months so many consumers/serious footy players want boots that no one else has. I have said this numerous times that soccer is like the new skate in terms of footwear. Consumers want to be unique and do not want to be like everyone else. Having the same boots that everyone else has on the pitch is not cool. So by creating a unique concept boot it gives consumers the opportunity to be unique and be exclusive with their boots.

We saw this on a small scale with the Super Fly but like the wind the market was flooded with the first ever concept boot and without any innovation or change over time the boots value/demand dropped like flies along with its followers. Furthermore, it seems as if adidas has learned from Nike's mistake and created the SL series at a realistic price point and at a limited quantity so it increases the demand for the boots because they are rare and not everyone and there grandmother will have them.

Recently released adidas just dropped the 11Pro SL that bleeds class and perfection. At first glance you notice the leather vamp long with the faded paint job which goes from blood red to black. This boot is definitely a concept boot and is one of the most unique boots i have ever seen. Basically the boot is the newly released 11Pro but has the sprint frame out-sole along with a full grain leather upper. With the out-sole addas is able to drastically reduce the weight of the boot. In addition, the new 11Pro has a 360 support saddle that provides unbelievable mid-foot support and a glove like lock down affect. When you put the boot on the boots hugs and mirrors your foots shape and creates a sock like fit which is much improved compared to the underachieving adipure IV. Coming in at 6.4 oz the 11Pro SL is a footy nerds dream and like i said it is one of the most unique boots on the market. If you thought the adiPure IV SL was a sweet boot then I think you might have an obsession because the 11 Pro SL is that good.

Yay or Nay?

F50 adiZero Leather

Yay or Nay?

OG Adidas Predator Commercial...

Classic...

Xmas Pred Love.

Picture sent in from Brook. Showcasing her new boots that Santa brought her. Sick picture and nice boots...

2011 MLS Best XI

2011 MLS Best XI from Juice Groove Films on Vimeo.

Already looking forward to next season...

This is an awesome video that showcases last years best XI.

History of Adidas Football Boots

AWESOME VIDEO...

Leo Messi is all in -- Extended Version

Check out the extended version of "Leo Messi going all in"...

This clip gave me goosebumps and for a second and in glimpses it shows just how 

quick and elusive Messi is... Dirty!

David Beckham Dots the I in DC...

So it went down like this... Alan Gordon challenged DB that he could not kick a soccer ball through the DC UNITED press box (the window above the "I" in the TRAFFIC sign and some how DB hits the spot... 

Kevin Garnett and David Beckham - Hole-In-One

Big fan of DBeck's and KG so this video just made perfect sense.

Thanks for the video Aaron.

adizero Teaser..

Boots drop 2/1/2012...

Ad For The New adidas kit...

You know what they say "everyone needs a dream"...

Ad tells the story of a young footballer backwards which is a awesome point of view.

Blogger Note: Love how adidas threw in the unreleased 2012 adizero teaser to further increase the hype surrounding the "boot with a brain"... Released 12/5/2011

adiPower Predator SL Teaser...

Nani Goal Against Bosnia...

Check out Nani's rocket against Bosnia!

During this match Nani debuted/showcased the new adiPower Color way. 

2012 adizero TEASER

Looking around the pitches it seems that if the implementation/introduction of the adidas adizero series is running away with the football market at the moment. With the sprint frame outsole used by adidas we have seen boots in recent weeks produced from adidas that no one could have imagined. A recent example, is the adipure IV SL in which adidas used their imagination/creativity and created a hybrid heritage boot used for the modern game.  The adipure IV SL is a dream boot and it is boots like this one that adidas keep turning out that keep grabbing footy consumer’s attention. In addition, many consumers are excited about the next generation adiPOWER predator which weighs an astonishing 7.8 oz. With the use of the sprint frame adidas has been able to create hybrid speed boots used for the modern game and to supply the market with what they demand which are speed boots.

OG adiPower Predator color way available in USA!!!

As I was browsing the web today for various boot deals I ran into the adidas website and found that the original black/white/red color way in the predator is now available in North America. At first adidas did not release this color way in the US due to the lack of confidence in the color way because it seems today's youth wants brighter/flashy colors on  their boots.

However, there is a portion of consumers that can connect with this color way because since i can remember that was the first color way produced in the boots. If you want these boots there is a downfall because online the boots are available but at a higher price then the rest of the color ways.

Boots are online for $210. Check them out right here; ADIPOWER PREDATOR TRX FG

OG Predator Teaser...