Digby Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Sleeves that contrast with both the body and each other ... yikesville. Fan Style ShirtsShowcasing fan-made sports apparel by artists and designers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimEOBrien Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 I hate it and i hate nike for it. I hope under armour makes a push for the next contract. I expect them to remain under contract with a US company, otherwise I'd hope for umbro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawk36 Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Guess the kids don't understand that we tried this in the 1980s and it was a horrible failure. Design Hovie Studios Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fl00dsm0k3 Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 I don't think it looks that bad but the sleeves remind me of the centennial Barcelona jersey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeauxColonels Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 2 hours ago, gdu said: Not as bad as I was expecting: If this is real, I would like to personally thank US Soccer and Nike for allowing me to abstain from spending any money on US Soccer gear this year. It's a big help to the bank account during such a tremendous time of financial hardship in my home state. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnPheitseog Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Footy Headlines is saying the same for the USA jersey http://www.footyheadlines.com/2016/02/usa-2016-copa-america-centenario-jersey.html Formerly known as DiePerske Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-kj Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 It might be better if the sleeves were set-in, rather than raglan. Still, no. NO. Buy some t-shirts and stuff at KJ Shop! KJ Branded | Behance portfolio POTD 2013-08-22 On 7/14/2012 at 2:20 AM, tajmccall said: When it comes to style, ya'll really should listen to Kev. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kroywen Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 That. Is. Awful. Black is NOT one of the United States' colors. I'm sure the geniuses over at Nike have heard of the "red, white & blue." It's red, white, and blue. Not black, not volt, not lime green, not anything else. And as much as an upgrade that the new crest is over the old one, I do wish they went with a white "USA" on a blue background. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimEOBrien Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 13 minutes ago, kroywen said: That. Is. Awful. Black is NOT one of the United States' colors. I'm sure the geniuses over at Nike have heard of the "red, white & blue." It's red, white, and blue. Not black, not volt, not lime green, not anything else. And as much as an upgrade that the new crest is over the old one, I do wish they went with a white "USA" on a blue background. It's an even bigger slap in the face when you consider how long Mexico has worn black. It's our chief rival and they're dressing us exactly the same as they have the last half decade. They either don't know anything about soccer or they just don't give a :censored:, either way it's completely unacceptable and I hate them for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aawagner011 Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 12 minutes ago, TimEOBrien said: It's an even bigger slap in the face when you consider how long Mexico has worn black. It's our chief rival and they're dressing us exactly the same as they have the last decade and a half. They either don't know anything about soccer or they just don't give a :censored:, either way it's completely unacceptable and I hate them for it. I think the two are completely unrelated. They've worn black off and on for maybe 4-5 years. This is simply an alternate kit. We clearly still have the red and blue and will continue to don white at home. Black is an arbitrary color and holds no significance for either country. It's also a neutral color. It's not as if they are dressing us in Mexican green or as if adidas started putting Argentina in Brazilian yellow. I'm not justifying the usage of black or saying it looks good but I think your stance on "Nike dressing us like Mexico" is a little extreme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimEOBrien Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 13 minutes ago, aawagner011 said: I think the two are completely unrelated. They've worn black off and on for maybe 4-5 years. This is simply an alternate kit. We clearly still have the red and blue and will continue to don white at home. Black is an arbitrary color and holds no significance for either country. It's also a neutral color. It's not as if they are dressing us in Mexican green or as if adidas starting putting Argentina in Brazilian yellow. I'm not justifying the usage of black or saying it looks good but I think your stance on "Nike dressing us like Mexico" is a little extreme. Yeah I revised my statement to say a half decade because they haven't been doing it for too long but Mexico has worn a black kit pretty consistently either as their primary or change for the last five or so years and it's been fairly consistent, in my opinion that is building a tradition of the Mexican team wearing black as well as green. And yet nike refuses to build any tradition whatsoever with our kits. And while it wasn't exactly Mexican green, they did dress our women up in volt for the goddamn world cup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aawagner011 Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 13 minutes ago, TimEOBrien said: Yeah I revised my statement to say a half decade because they haven't been doing it for too long but Mexico has worn a black kit pretty consistently either as their primary or change for the last five or so years and it's been fairly consistent, in my opinion that is building a tradition of the Mexican team wearing black as well as green. And yet nike refuses to build any tradition whatsoever with our kits. And while it wasn't exactly Mexican green, they did dresser women up in volt for the goddamn world cup. Fair point. I guess I view it a little differently than you do, but we can both agree that we don't love black or volt for the US. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pabig Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 Guys, it is an away jersey. They are meant to NOT be in the team primary color. It is perfectly reasonable to use colors other than red white and blue on the away jersey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimEOBrien Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 19 minutes ago, Pabig said: Guys, it is an away jersey. They are meant to NOT be in the team primary color. It is perfectly reasonable to use colors other than red white and blue on the away jersey. See, I don't buy this argument because many (most?) established international teams have well defined change kit colors. Germany in black or green Brazil in blue Mexico in black or white Italy in white Croatia in blue England in red France in white etc. etc. IMO, we need to establish white or hoops as our primary (I'd prefer white jersey with blue shorts) and solid blue as the standard change, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raysox Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 It'd be one thing if it was just black, but it just looks so poorly designed @MichaelDanger19 | Dribbble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPDesign Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 Yeah, it's not just that it's black, it's that it's poorly done black. Even though the USWNT went sacrilege in black and volt, it was still a nice looking kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upperV03 Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 51 minutes ago, JPDesign said: Yeah, it's not just that it's black, it's that it's poorly done black. Even though the USWNT went sacrilege in black and volt, it was still a nice looking kit. The USWNT also had a black change kit for the 2011 World Cup, and, although the design was nothing special, it's simplicity was nice enough and was vastly superior to the design of this new kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avenger Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 4 hours ago, TimEOBrien said: See, I don't buy this argument because many (most?) established international teams have well defined change kit colors. Germany in black or green Brazil in blue Mexico in black or white Italy in white Croatia in blue England in red France in white etc. etc. IMO, we need to establish white or hoops as our primary (I'd prefer white jersey with blue shorts) and solid blue as the standard change, That's how it used to be, but look what's actually been happening over the last decade or so, especially in non-World Cup years. Out of the teams that you've mentioned, really only Italy and Croatia have held to that hard and fast. Germany's been in red and gray, Brazil in teal, Mexico in red, England in varying shades of blue, and France in light blue. I'm not saying I love the US in black, I'm just saying it's something that's been going on for years, even with teams that are regarded as having untouchable color schemes. The trend won't stop as long as people keep buying them up. Personally, as long as the manufacturers don't mess with the home kits too egregiously, I don't mind a little variation and experimentation with away kits, even if that means some of these kits don't sing to me... then again, I might be the only one who bought the anthracite US kit back in '09 and should not be trusted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackBolt3 Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 Honestly, I can deal with a (lighter) gray kit. Maybe something justifiable from America The Beautiful like purple, although slightly weird, kinda works. But black is just so off-putting and late trending, and that's what makes this a bad kit. Actually, the fade to red and blue might make it worse. What needs to be found is that one identifying element to tie everything together, like the hoops used for a few years. This constant change from ultra modern(last year and supposedly this year) to ultra conservative (Centennial, but that was for good reason) never sets up a chance to find what makes a USNT kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digby Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 Gotta admit, I loved the 08-09 kit despite its grayness. Perhaps because when I first saw the photos I thought it was navy/slate blue and I chose to forever assume that for the subsequent two years. Fan Style ShirtsShowcasing fan-made sports apparel by artists and designers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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