15 Must Have Football Boots For 2014
1. Puma PowerCat 1
PowerCat is made out of soft leather and layers of thermoplastic – varying in hardness – give you more striking power around the laces.
2. Adidas Samba Primeknit
Adidas Samba Primeknit have a number of advantages, its strong and water-resistant as any conventional boot, but allows Adidas to engineer all their Lethal Zones-esque performance tech into a single layer upper, which adapts to your foot like a second skin.
3. Nike Mercurial Vapor IX
The upper leather is grain to fits your foot, whilst the textured ‘ACC’ surface provides control in all weathers. Unique stud placement gives you the grip to change directions and accelerate quickly.
4. Concave Quantum 1
Concave Quantum is soft and comfortable with foot-mould properties of leather (which is made from kangaroo).The shape of the lace covering is concave, which supposedly cups the ball as you strike it.
5. Lotto Zhero Gravity II 100
The Zhero Gravity is a rubber boot that you stretch out to fit, before it contracts around your foot. At the moment they’re the only boots without lace.
6. Under Armour Blur Carbon III
They’re a mere 177g of tough, lightweight micro-fibre, with carbon fibre ‘lateral wings’ that minimise foot roll when changing direction. Combined with a strong, energy-retaining Pebax and carbon-fibre footplate, the Blur Carbon IIIs are incredibly supportive and stable.
7. Adidas Predator LZ
These Preds take things a step further with the ‘Lethal Zones’ concept. Not unlike Mizuno’s Wave Ignitus 3, different geometric rubber patterns around different areas of the boot give you extra power and control in the necessary areas and in all weather conditions.
8. Mizuno Wave Ignitus 3
Muzino Wave Ignitus 3 have three different panels on the instep perform different functions: Mukaiten (‘non-spin’) creates an unpredictable flight pattern for the ball, and is designed to throw the keeper off; Tatekaiten (‘top-spin’) creates vicious amounts of dip; and Yokokaiten (‘side-spin’) gives players more controlled curl. And they’re lighter and more supportive than ever too.
9. Adidas F50 Adizero TRX
The inner sole is the MiCoach sensor chip which will tell you exactly how much tracking back you are really doing, monitoring performance data including speed, distance covered and intensity levels all of which can then be uploaded to a tablet, MAC or PC.
10. Nike Hypervenom
The Nike Hypervenom is a boot built for agility in attack, thanks to NikeSkin hybrid mesh, which brings your foot closer to the ball for improved control, and All Conditions Control (ACC) smarts that aim to give you a consistent touch no matter what the weather.
11. Joma Super Copa
The upper is made of superlight ‘Fibratec’ micro-fibre, making this is a real contender to other speed boots they’re the lightest boot ever.
12. Nike Premier
The Nike Premier the uber traditional nike production without colourways.
13. Lotto Solista
The Solistas are lightweight and extremely comfortable, largely because they’re made from a single strip of premium waterproof microfibre, which makes them very snug.
14. Adidas Nitrocharge
The Nitrocharge is specially shaped to retain kinetic energy as you sprint and change direction. There’s also a special protective mesh around the foot, and protective guards around vulnerable areas such as the achilles tendon – helping hard tackling players avoid collision injuries.
15. Puma Evospeed 1 K
The Puma Evospeed 1 K is an ultra-light boot which is made with kangaroo leather features moulded studs and blades for better traction and laces that are tightly knit to help produce a more natural strike of the ball.
