Now this appeared from nowhere and was found on sale in a local shop where supposedly they got hold of lots of excess stock that weren't sold back in WC14. I had heard they produced a lot more Japan shirts that was sold because the team did not have a long enough run in the tournament so lots were left lying around unsold. Well here is an adizero version that I have gotten hold of for cheap.
The design is great. I think they make good looking Japan shirts and I think this is one of the best ones of recent times. It combines a clean look with subtle trim. Always innovative but reserved.
The crest is transferred. Kinda wished they could have left the flag out of this area as it cheeses it. Could have put it on the back or on the sleeves.
Stripes are patched on rather than cotton.
Sleeves are meshed. Nice length and sized.
The material is fantastic and is very light to wear and a bit stretchy. It is at least 35% lighter than the climacool fan version. The shirts are truelly slim fit. This was a medium and it still felt snug. I think it may be a true Japanese sized version where it really is one size smaller than its European version of this shirt. As I remembered once trying put a Germany adizero shirt and I remembered a small fitted me slightly loose from a snug fit.
Any way, it has a nice decor at the back shoulders.
I had suspicions this may not had been a fully legit shirt but everything about it looks real including the labels. I just can't believe a shirt like this could end up lying around in a local bargain bin offer.
Seems like someone may had imported large amounts of these unsold shirts directly from Japan. As this really appears to be a Japanese version.
The inner labels are Japanese only and it looks like a legit label as its of good quality. I have some fakes that I have tried and this label is a tell tale sign shirt was not legit as it fades after a few washes while legit ones from adidas don't wear off after years of washing.
View from the back. Very sharp. A truelly fantastic shirt. Great to look at and so nice to wear with its tremendous material. I wished they could just make more of these and sell it cheaper. In fact why not just make these editions and cut the price and sell more. They could make some XXL sizes to satisfy people of all sizes.
