We must have been forward thinking in South Bank.Less restriction on the muscle. Lowers risk of cramp.
Apparently.
We must have been forward thinking in South Bank.
And fat canklesPretty sure it's just because everyone in South Bank had massive calves.
You've spent too many nights in Fat Cats.And fat cankles
Thanks for that. The first player I noticed was Saka from Arsenal and he still seems to go down with cramp alot. Maybe he needs to play without any socks and just strap on his shin pads.Less restriction on the muscle. Lowers risk of cramp.
Apparently.
I wonder if they're expensive, I believe you can get some for a Tena!
I think they're grip socks. I wear them for running and the sock essentially stays where it is put and it reduces blistering. Footballers can put tubular socks over the top to make sure that shin pads can be put on too.Rather they seem to be wearing trainer socks (though I assume they're not the three for a quid types) - and what must be leggings / leg warmers. I did note this when Grant Hall was here, he got injured in a game and you could see that he'd taken a pair of socks and cut the feet out.
If you look closer, a few cut out the back of the boot too, something to do with pressure on heel/lower achilles, haglin heel or something I think.There seems to be a trend of players having anumber of holes in the back of their socks, at first i thought they must have been caught by a tackle, but i've noticed more and more players with them and some Leicester players yesterday, anyone know what its all about?
Made my eyes water looking at this and bringing back memories
It's actually called kinesio tape. It's claimed to provide additional support to strained muscles but there's little medical research that actually proves it's effective. It still appears extremely popular with female tennis players (but not so much male tennis players, from what I can tell).Not so long back, but can’t recall seeing it for a while but I could be wrong. The fad of wearing electrician tape on your muscles appears to have died a death
Kinesio tape is popular with some athletes, but research doesn't reveal many benefits. Research is still ongoing, but most studies so far point to the answer: Probably not.