Do you prefer them to thermal tops, and will they come back again?
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Long sleeve kits
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Yeah been wondering about this recently myself.
What happened with them? Does nobody wear them anymore?
Do they even make long-sleeve shirts nowadays?
If not, when exactly did this change happen?
What happened with them? Does nobody wear them anymore?
Do they even make long-sleeve shirts nowadays?
If not, when exactly did this change happen?
VAR won’t allow it
James Rodriguez still does. I imagine for players it's harder to get your shirt pulled with the skin-tight stuff.
I once spoke to David May about this. He told me in his day if a defender chose to wear a long sleeve shirt they'd get the piss ripped out of then for being soft.
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Now that you mention that I don't ever recall Roy Keane with long sleeves.
Last long sleeve I bought was the first year we had Adidas again but it was a shitty long sleeve that looked like it still had a t shirt edge with sleeve underneath, pretty awful
I loved the look of them.
I guess players just prefer the compression baselayers for comfort and performance reasons.
I guess players just prefer the compression baselayers for comfort and performance reasons.
Better looking than short sleeve, more swagger
I think the brand that manufacture the kits just don't make them for most teams anymore. I think Real Madrid are actually one of the few teams where their kit makers still manufacture long sleeve.
You can buy a long sleeve United shirt from United Direct so they must still manufacture them.
We make them long, we just never wear them
https://store.manutd.com/en/manches...-printing/p-1291449172594118+z-914-1063379913
What every single player? It's got to be more than that.
Body warmers have taken over , Rashford wears them I think
to keep him warm it can get cold when he stops dead with the ball and has a look around
to keep him warm it can get cold when he stops dead with the ball and has a look around
Always thought they were a bit of a pointless thing, I never disliked them, just wondered why they even existed.
Like trying to reinvent the T-shirt. Just get on with it.
Like trying to reinvent the T-shirt. Just get on with it.
Always preferred them to thermal tops.Do you prefer them to thermal tops, and will they come back again?
Me too.
Ronaldo used to wear long sleeve but with the sleeves pulled up. I don't know why I remember this.
In my mind they instantly made every kit better.
How will they show off their tattoos if they have long sleeves?
I think the shirt manufacturers encourage it. They want people to buy the new kit and the base layers to be exactly like the players.
Bingo - the highlight reel of that season will live long in my heart!Because of the iconic goals, he's scored like that.
It's a hangover from when the opposite was the case. Up until the 70s, long sleeves were pretty much standard and short sleeves were seen as a mid-late 50s fad.
I'm pretty sure Rashford was wearing long sleeves during the winter.
Does it count for players that have the body and mentality of a 14 year old?
Shlong sleeved.
"I've have the XL shirt"
"But Michael, a medium is baggy!"
"I'LL HAVE THE XL SHIRT. I'M A BIG PLAYER, ME"
Shlong sleeved.
"I've have the XL shirt"
"But Michael, a medium is baggy!"
"I'LL HAVE THE XL SHIRT. I'M A BIG PLAYER, ME"
Yeah probably. But do they encourage it or is it an order I wonder. Also if the long-sleeved is more expensive why would they care.
I wear long sleeved top with the sleeves rolled up above the elbow when I play, its the only way.
Ronaldo had the look down to a tee, but I brought my son the zebra kit long sleeved with fernandes printed on the back from the official shop, so they definitely still manufacture and sell them.
Personally the zebra kit looks better long sleeved to me.
Ronaldo had the look down to a tee, but I brought my son the zebra kit long sleeved with fernandes printed on the back from the official shop, so they definitely still manufacture and sell them.
Personally the zebra kit looks better long sleeved to me.
Yep...they only did men’s in short sleeve or else I’d have bought it.
long sleeves, gloves and a snood, the Roy Keane starter pack for any young aspiring footballer.
I think they'll come back in when kits become essentially what under armour is now. There was that Italy kit that was skin tight once and I can see that coming in at some point for everyone - it would give teams a huge advantage with VAR watching everything to see shirt pulling and some technical wizards will probably find out it improves top speeds by 0.000001% or something
I can't picture Giggs or Becks playing in anything other than long-sleeve
Beckham did in a recent testimonial
(probably because they don't do a long sleeve, perhaps?)
Adidas do make long sleeve version of the current kits. The only players to wear them in recent seasons are Rashford and Lingard. I have no idea why others don’t wear them though.
Arsenal had a tradition where the captain decided if the players will wear long or short sleeve before a match, and the whole squad had to wear the same. This only changed recently when certain players didn’t want to follow it.
Arsenal had a tradition where the captain decided if the players will wear long or short sleeve before a match, and the whole squad had to wear the same. This only changed recently when certain players didn’t want to follow it.