thejblee Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 To illustrate the concept that any single manufacturer being handed the license to an entire league is a bad thing and not just an MLS/Adidas problem, here's the 2013 templated mess that is the Chinese Super League!I honestly don't see what is so bad about these. Falcons. UGA. Hawks. Braves. Tottenham Hotspur. Atlanta United Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdu Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 To illustrate the concept that any single manufacturer being handed the license to an entire league is a bad thing and not just an MLS/Adidas problem, here's the 2013 templated mess that is the Chinese Super League!Not sure this pic proves your point. This set is MUCH better than adidas' current MLS set and none of these are terrible. Now, Nike's first MLS-set was a league-wide templated mess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sodboy13 Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 Except Nike wasn't league-wide with MLS at any point.Now those half-and-half "sawtooth" jerseys they tried with the Clash & MetroStars were awful, as were the patterened-sleeve nightmares on the Burn, Galaxy, and Mutiny. But adidas brough plenty of ugly to the party in 1996, too. On 1/25/2013 at 1:53 PM, 'Atom said: For all the bird de lis haters I think the bird de lis isnt supposed to be a pelican and a fleur de lis I think its just a fleur de lis with a pelicans head. Thats what it looks like to me. Also the flair around the tip of the beak is just flair that fleur de lis have sometimes source I am from NOLA. PotD: 10/19/07, 08/25/08, 07/22/10, 08/13/10, 04/15/11, 05/19/11, 01/02/12, and 01/05/12. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GFB Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 To illustrate the concept that any single manufacturer being handed the license to an entire league is a bad thing and not just an MLS/Adidas problem, here's the 2013 templated mess that is the Chinese Super League!That's a pretty great looking soccer league. You have a mixture of polo, crew, and v-necks. You have hoops, stripes, and solids. Sure, there may be a few too many sleeve cuffs, but that doesn't make them a bad looking shirt, just similar.You made it sound like Nike replicated the 2002 World Cup all over again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nas1787 Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 To illustrate the concept that any single manufacturer being handed the license to an entire league is a bad thing and not just an MLS/Adidas problem, here's the 2013 templated mess that is the Chinese Super League!That's a pretty great looking soccer league. You have a mixture of polo, crew, and v-necks. You have hoops, stripes, and solids. Sure, there may be a few too many sleeve cuffs, but that doesn't make them a bad looking shirt, just similar.You made it sound like Nike replicated the 2002 World Cup all over again.The main problem I see is a whole lot of the same colours. Get rid of red/orange and blue, and you have two green kits and one purple. But that can't be blamed on Nike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frosty06306 Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 The CSL picture above lacks any creativity when it comes to jerseys. Would each look fine independent of the others? Probably. But as a league, it is just TOO generic. Adidas at least attempts to put some creativity and subtle motifs on their kits. To be clear I don't like the vast majority of the MLS kits, but at least they're attempting to give teams a different identity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crashcarson15 Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 The CSL picture above lacks any creativity when it comes to jerseys. Would each look fine independent of the others? Probably. But as a league, it is just TOO generic. Adidas at least attempts to put some creativity and subtle motifs on their kits. To be clear I don't like the vast majority of the MLS kits, but at least they're attempting to give teams a different identity.Pretty much this. These are all Nike templates from the past couple of years used on other teams. At least some clubs in the MLS have unique sets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaydre1019 Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 The CSL picture above lacks any creativity when it comes to jerseys. Would each look fine independent of the others? Probably. But as a league, it is just TOO generic. Adidas at least attempts to put some creativity and subtle motifs on their kits. To be clear I don't like the vast majority of the MLS kits, but at least they're attempting to give teams a different identity.Pretty much this. These are all Nike templates from the past couple of years used on other teams. At least some clubs in the MLS have unique sets.But just because a template is unique doesn't make it good.Keep in mind all these Chinese teams have fairly generic color schemes. The MLS deserves a lot of credit for having plenty of unique color schemes, which can't be said for a lot of pro sports leagues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aawagner011 Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC in Da House w/o a Doubt Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Classy look. I like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thejblee Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Unbuttoned, that's going to be a deep V Falcons. UGA. Hawks. Braves. Tottenham Hotspur. Atlanta United Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaydre1019 Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Maybe I'm biased but I feel like every single kit that France has had since switching to Nike has been better than any Adidas jersey that had. Quality work every single time thus far. Been wanting US to have a similar jersey to this but it's too late now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berlin Wall Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Maybe I'm biased but I feel like every single kit that France has had since switching to Nike has been better than any Adidas jersey that had. Quality work every single time thus far. Been wanting US to have a similar jersey to this but it's too late now.This is true, but they never looked like kits France would wear. I want the royal blue shirts with red socks back. I'm a simple person, I have a pixelated David Beckham as profile photo since 2010. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marble21 Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 Maybe I'm biased but I feel like every single kit that France has had since switching to Nike has been better than any Adidas jersey that had. Quality work every single time thus far. Been wanting US to have a similar jersey to this but it's too late now.While the shirts are classier, none of them truly scream "France" as much as the likes of these did:(even if they are not as nice) UBI FIDES IBI LUX ET ROBUR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aawagner011 Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 France is getting a bit stale for me. Individually, each kit is very nice. The first few they put out were classy and definitely got my attention for their blend of minimalism and style. But now that they all follow the same template, it's no longer as impressive. Three of the five kits Nike has put out for France have all followed the same template (same collar with deep neck stitching, thick sleeve cuffs, with only color/detailing on the cuffs). Their first away kit and Euro 2012 home kit were unique designs, but these three are all way too similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 I see that as a feature, not a bug.Nike is creating a heritage of classy, understated kits for France. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintsfan Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 Not quite sure how I feel about France's Nike kits right now. Classy enough, but featureless. Stylish but a bit, well, unspectacular. 2011/12 WFL Champions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJWalker45 Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 The thing to remember with those adidas kits are that three stripes had to put somewhere on the shirt, leading to that beautiful 1998 kit and their horrible 2010 kit. Nike doesn't need to throw three stripes on to make them look nice. And if you go back to 1982, these new kits fit that aesthetic much more than the last few adidas uniforms did. Â Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaydre1019 Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 I love the classy approach, which to me screams France, not necessarily France football though, but I think as long as they keep the blue white red primary combination it stays within tradition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crashcarson15 Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 The CSL picture above lacks any creativity when it comes to jerseys. Would each look fine independent of the others? Probably. But as a league, it is just TOO generic. Adidas at least attempts to put some creativity and subtle motifs on their kits. To be clear I don't like the vast majority of the MLS kits, but at least they're attempting to give teams a different identity.Pretty much this. These are all Nike templates from the past couple of years used on other teams. At least some clubs in the MLS have unique sets.But just because a template is unique doesn't make it good.Keep in mind all these Chinese teams have fairly generic color schemes. The MLS deserves a lot of credit for having plenty of unique color schemes, which can't be said for a lot of pro sports leagues.No, but it's boring to see the same templates teams across Europe already use being used in the same ways here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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