The image of Toni Kroos always on the field with outdated shoes has become so familiar to the fans. Possessing excess income to buy himself the latest shoes on the market, the German player is still loyal to the Adipure 11pro shoe model, which has been discontinued by the Adidas brand since 2015.
Adidas even had to please Toni Kroos when he produced his own favorite shoe model. Before each important match, the 1990 midfielder is always provided with the latest shoes to be able to play well. The last 2021/22 Champions League Final was no exception.
Despite being given a new set of shoes by the company, Toni Kroos still wore torn shoes to kick the C1 Finals.
However, Toni Kroos once again shocked the field with… torn shoes instead of brand new shoes prepared by Adidas. On social networks, there are many images of the “weapon” chosen by Real Madrid’s No. 8 in the recent Liverpool confrontation.
Toni Kroos celebrates winning the Champions League 2021/22 with Real Madrid.
The German midfielder put on a pair of torn shoes with a lot of peeling skin. However, it did not affect his performance much. Toni Kroos is still playing well and with Real Madrid won the 14th Champions League 2021/22 title in history. This is also the fifth time in his career that the 32-year-old has enjoyed the feeling of reaching the top of Europe.
An interesting detail comes from Toni Kroos wearing torn shoes against Liverpool in the Champions League Final 2017/18. At that time, he and Real Madrid also won.
Real Madrid fans are now no stranger to the name Toni Kroos. The German player has had his 7th season playing for the Spanish royal team and is still an important pillar in the midfield of the team.
When it comes to Toni, the most prominent stories about him must be around his composure, accuracy in life and on the field, fidelity in love when he married his girlfriend since he was a teenager. . As for football shoe lovers, many people probably know that Toni Kroos has only worn one shoe model from 2013 to the present, which is the adidas Adipure 11pro shoes, and he really brings a new one. shoes until it breaks, not “changing shoes like changing shirts” like many other professional players. In the matches of this 2020-2021 season, people still see him playing, playing and assisting with the 11pro pair, and we can see it most clearly in the matches in the Champions League, when he plays very well. stands out and is continuously panned by the camera lens.
So today, invite you and Thanh Hung Futsal to discuss the Adipure 11pro pair that Toni Kroos is “faithful to”, why he has chosen this shoe model for the past 8 years, and why adidas is ready Let me keep wearing an old line of shoes.
First of all, let’s take a quick look back at this age-old shoe. The Adipure 11pro, released in 2012, is the final version of the adiPure shoe line, a traditional shoe with a genuine leather upper, and a classic design. The entire upper part of the shoe is made from cowhide, instead of kangaroo leather like previous versions. This is also the reason why the 11pro pair used to be skeptical of its high-end by many people, because even though adidas gave this leather a pretty cool name, Taurus leather, the truth seems to be just cowhide. Stop.
As a traditional shoe, but adipure 11pro also has its own breakthroughs that show innovation at the time of its birth, with a very thin sole that significantly reduces weight and increases capacity. rotate on the field. At the same time, the inside of the shoe sole is also integrated with MiCoach technology, a technology that attaches a chip inside the shoe to track and analyze the player’s movements.
The reason Toni Kroos has only worn adipure 11pro from 2013 to present
To simply explain the reason that Toni is always attached to this old line of shoes, perhaps it can only be encapsulated in one word “faith”. In other words, Toni Kroos does not want, and will not, change to a new line of shoes, as he believes that he only plays well when worn on the white 11pro shoes.
Toni himself once shared that he only feels comfortable when he plays in white shoes, and that even a stain on his shoes makes him uncomfortable. That is also why Real Madrid’s No. 8 almost always cleans his own shoes, rather than letting the team’s staff do this.
This information also does not explain why the “white shoes” that Kroos wants must always be a pair of adiPure 11pro, but considering the calm, slow and straightforward personality of a German – what that Toni always shows on the pitch and in real life, I think these shoes are associated with a certain memorable memory of him, and since then he always believes that the shoes are the things that bring him luck. .
It’s not that Kroos hasn’t worn another pair of shoes, but he’s only been seen wearing a pair of white adidas Copa 19.1…in a single training session. And then he returned to the familiar 11pro pair. Looks like Copa 19.1 can’t replace 11pro for Toni…
Why is Toni Kroos allowed to wear old shoes?
In the world of players, there is no shortage of cases of sticking to an item for reasons of such belief. Typically, Jack Grealish also plays in the NHA in an old pair of shoes that he has used since his promotion season with Aston Vila, or Dele Alli has always used a single pair of copper pipes for nearly 10 years. via.
The case of Toni Kroos is somewhat more special, because his position is a great player, an international star and is known by many people. And with him having a sponsorship deal with adidas, it’s obvious that the German shoe maker will want him “on foot” and showcase their latest models. But it is a fact that Toni has, is, and probably will forever bring this old traditional shoe line. Toni himself has revealed that now adidas has to produce the 11pro shoes for himself alone, and declares that he will only wear this shoe line until his retirement.
In the relationship between a sponsor and an athlete, we often see athletes willing to use whatever product is required by the manufacturer, because they are paid to do so. Manufacturers will have a certain preference for their athletes, by making their own exclusive, “parcel” products according to their standards and requirements, in terms of both design and function. This is most evident in the case of Neymar, when he was once made a Mercurial in the shape of Hypervenom by Nike, just because he preferred the Mercurial line, but was signed to represent Hypervenom.
Going back to the case of Toni Kroos, adidas can completely produce for him a pair of adiPure 11pro in the form of a newer line of genuine leather shoes, like the Copa 20? But apparently Toni didn’t agree to wear a “disguised” shoe, and wanted the 11pro to be an 11pro.
So the question is what makes adidas accept Toni Kroos to wear a line of shoes that “never sell” again?
The answer probably lies in his personality and position. With Toni’s equanimity under pressure (a personality he has shown a lot both on and off the pitch), I believe he is ready to give up the economic benefits i.e. advertising remuneration. report in case he agrees to wear a different line of shoes, only in exchange for him continuing to wear a pair of shoes he loves and believes in. By always wearing only one pair of old shoes, Toni will certainly receive less sponsorship money than when wearing and promoting new shoes for adidas.
Even so, the German sports giant still had to agree to let him wear a line of shoes that they never sold again, and still had to sign a sponsorship contract with Toni, because his position was large enough. They know that while they cannot use his image to promote current shoe lines, the fact that a player owns 1 World Cup trophy, 1 Bundes Liga title, 3 times La Liga and 4 UEFA Champions League winners using their products still bring great benefits in terms of promotion for them.
Toni Kroos has stated that he himself would never change to another shoe line, and the fans themselves would not ask him to play in some strange shoes. Because the 11pro pair is simply associated with the name and appearance of the German player, and also a special thing, an anecdote about him so we can have a discussion, right?
What do you think about this? With the adiPure 11pro line having been around for a long time, there must still be quite a few of you who have owned and worn these shoes on your feet by now. And with the popularity of Toni Kroos until now, I’m sure there are still many people hunting for this shoe, with the name “Toni Kroos shoes”, right?