JTernup Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 Adidas knocked it out of the park this year. Really excellent designs with bespoke patterns that have clear inspiration and application. It really makes the disaster that Nike and Puma are putting out even worse. 5 Quote Denver Nuggets Kansas City Chiefs Tampa Bay Rays Colorado Buffaloes Purdue Boilermakers Florida Gators Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJWalker45 Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 On 8/29/2022 at 11:41 AM, aawagner011 said:  Also, what happened to that geometric number font? Looks like Germany is rolling with the same font it has been using lately.    I'm surprised they wouldn't be using the same number set as everyone else. I wonder if they just used the numbers on hand because they didn't have the right numbers for this? If so, it makes not sense.  Quote   Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digby Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 Any step in the right direction of Adidas teams getting bespoke team typefaces instead of the generic manufacturer one is a step I'd support. Aside from that quirk (and Argentina and Belgium's weird flame nonsense) I'd agree that this is a really excellent range for Adidas this year. Â Puma is always lowkey the worst designer at major tournaments. Like the third wheel to the Nike/Adidas rivalry that's too weak and messy to even pay attention to. Quote Fan Style ShirtsShowcasing fan-made sports apparel by artists and designers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pepis21 Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 1 hour ago, Digby said: Puma is always lowkey the worst designer at major tournaments. Like the third wheel to the Nike/Adidas rivalry that's too weak and messy to even pay attention to. Disagree, their Euro 2020 kits were amazing and much better than adidas especially with original aways (some of new ones like Czechia was nice too). Now their homes are great (especially Paraguay) too but aways are too much outside the box although Morocco, Egypt and Paraguay are quite ok. Â With adidas I'm not a big fan that sides wraps shoulders arena and those flames are like taken from some dart/bowling shirt. Anyway is a massive upgrade over their 2020 shirts. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VampyrRabbit Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 6 hours ago, pepis21 said: Disagree, their Euro 2020 kits were amazing and much better than adidas especially with original aways (some of new ones like Czechia was nice too). Now their homes are great (especially Paraguay) too but aways are too much outside the box although Morocco, Egypt and Paraguay are quite ok. Â With adidas I'm not a big fan that sides wraps shoulders arena and those flames are like taken from some dart/bowling shirt. Anyway is a massive upgrade over their 2020 shirts. The away kits Puma made for their teams at Euro 2020 were generally really good, but due to the tournament being held the following year due to Covid, Puma introduced new away jerseys all with the same template so these weren't used at that tournament. Instead, what we got were bland shirts that looked like training gear and without the bespoke patterns. In their place, the name of the country on the chest and a teensy-weeny crest for Switzerland, Czechia and Austria. And out of all of them, the worst was Czechia, by virtue of the name on the chest being in English (the only one to do so). Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pepis21 Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 3 hours ago, VampyrRabbitDesign said: And out of all of them, the worst was Czechia, by virtue of the name on the chest being in English (the only one to do so). I'm in opposite since I like Czechia most from those new away kits By the way name in English isn't actually a Puma fault but Czechia itself because when you looking at their other sports they use English name on it as well:  Hockey and Basketball teams recently switched to Äesko so it might became a trend for others too but we'll see: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VampyrRabbit Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 50 minutes ago, pepis21 said: I'm in opposite since I like Czechia most from those new away kits By the way name in English isn't actually a Puma fault but Czechia itself because when you looking at their other sports they use English name on it as well: Considering that change kit shouldn't have existed and they should have just used the 2020 shirts, it's still a puma fault. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digby Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 11 hours ago, VampyrRabbitDesign said: The away kits Puma made for their teams at Euro 2020 were generally really good, but due to the tournament being held the following year due to Covid, Puma introduced new away jerseys all with the same template so these weren't used at that tournament. Â I'd agree with this. Strangely wasteful! Quote Fan Style ShirtsShowcasing fan-made sports apparel by artists and designers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aawagner011 Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 Apparently the US kit is going to be unveiled today. Â Edit - perhaps not. Â Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pepis21 Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 13 hours ago, VampyrRabbitDesign said: Considering that change kit shouldn't have existed and they should have just used the 2020 shirts, it's still a puma fault. I agree they should change them after Euro but it was what is was. On the other hand staying with Czechia their original away shouldn't be volt so back to rbw colors was an upgrade. Â What about USA home is nice, away not really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOEYxFRESCO Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 Yup those leaks were real   1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJWalker45 Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 6 minutes ago, JOEYxFRESCO said: Yup those leaks were real   All they had to do was make the neck white. 1 Quote   Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstroCree Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 Man that's brutal. I know we already had that discussion but it sucks that this was the best they came up with for the World Cup. Our first in 8 years and we come up with this? I can't even say it's 100% a Nike thing because France and England came up with a great kit so someone in the US camp is just really bad at this. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestCoastBias Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 3 hours ago, insert name said: Man that's brutal. I know we already had that discussion but it sucks that this was the best they came up with for the World Cup. Our first in 8 years and we come up with this? I can't even say it's 100% a Nike thing because France and England came up with a great kit so someone in the US camp is just really bad at this.  The Nike template is brutal, it's ruining a lot of kits this year. I'm sure the US won't be the only ones at the World Cup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aawagner011 Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 20 hours ago, insert name said: Man that's brutal. I know we already had that discussion but it sucks that this was the best they came up with for the World Cup. Our first in 8 years and we come up with this? I can't even say it's 100% a Nike thing because France and England came up with a great kit so someone in the US camp is just really bad at this. Thatâs debatable about England.   But I agree, someone at US Soccer needs to put their foot down and tell Nike this generic stuff is unacceptable. Do they just accept whatever Nike pitches them? Are the decision makers really just that clueless? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GriffinM6 Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 In non-World Cup news, Scotland released their new kits today. The home brings back purple accents for the first time since the 90s(?) and has a tartan pattern on the cuffs (first time since 2014), while the away is a bland template with navy and purple accents.  1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstroCree Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 On 9/1/2022 at 5:58 PM, aawagner011 said: Thatâs debatable about England.   But I agree, someone at US Soccer needs to put their foot down and tell Nike this generic stuff is unacceptable. Do they just accept whatever Nike pitches them? Are the decision makers really just that clueless? I know this one is mixed but I personally like it. I like the shades of blue they're using in the gradient. It might look better if it started at the cuffs of the sleeve. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VampyrRabbit Posted September 3, 2022 Share Posted September 3, 2022 11 hours ago, insert name said: I know this one is mixed but I personally like it. I like the shades of blue they're using in the gradient. It might look better if it started at the cuffs of the sleeve. the colours are great, but the yoke doesn't work that well with the template and the cuffs look out of place. Hopefully the shirt isn't the only place we see the gradient, nike have shown they can get a decent looking gradient on socks with the Houston Astros City Connect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSmith48 Posted September 4, 2022 Share Posted September 4, 2022 On 8/31/2022 at 5:52 PM, MJWalker45 said: All they had to do was make the neck white. It certainly would have made this shirt better, but it wouldn't have excused the fact that it's still terrible. The USA needs something much more original. 1 Quote Visit my website at SSmith Designs (google.com) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJWalker45 Posted September 4, 2022 Share Posted September 4, 2022 19 minutes ago, SSmith48 said: It certainly would have made this shirt better, but it wouldn't have excused the fact that it's still terrible. The USA needs something much more original. https://imgur.com/N9msjiD  Something as simple as this, using the 2006 sash would have been a great place to start. Quote   Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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