Rodrigo de Paul has already become a key player for Cholo Simeone, a midfielder who does everything on the pitch: defending, attacking, providing assists and, of course, scoring goals. The former Udinese captain has settled in perfectly to the city and the team, but not to his football boots – specifically his X Speedflow boots. The Argentine has been spotted wearing modified football boots, a very rudimentary alteration carried out by the player himself. It’s a rather curious situation involving De Paul that has left everyone speechless, raising many doubts and questions which we’ll try to answer today.
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Since the start of the season, the football boots chosen by the former Udinese player have been the X Speedflow.1, adidas’s lightest football boot, which also features laces. As you all know, the German brand offers us the option of playing in laceless football boots; however, these have not quite won over the star of this post. We’re sure that in the future, perhaps with the next generation of X, Rodrigo will switch to the laceless version, but for now he’ll continue to play in the Speedflow.1. Why do we say this?
Well, because during matches he has always played in the laced version, and has only occasionally used the Plus version, making the modifications we’ll look at below. What does Rodrigo de Paul do? The first thing he does is cut off the top part of the collar, the highest part of the instep. More than one player has made negative comments about this part of the boot, as it doesn’t fit the instep perfectly and bends, causing discomfort.
He then makes a small cut on the outside of the boot. BUT WHY DOES DE PAUL CUT HIS BOOTS? Well, that’s a very difficult question to answer, but here’s our personal opinion. We believe there are two reasons why the Atlético midfielder cuts his boots:
The first reason could be to make it easier to slip your foot into the boot. We all know how difficult it can be to get your foot into a laceless football boot, especially if you have a fairly wide foot. Who knows, perhaps that’s the case with De Paul, but it doesn’t seem to us to be the most appropriate excuse for modifying a pair of boots.
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The second theory, perhaps the most plausible, has to do with his foot, or more specifically, its shape. That could be De Paul’s ‘problem’. As his foot turns outwards more sharply and he can’t tighten or loosen his boot, the only option for Cholo’s midfielder would be to cut the boot at the side to solve this issue.
What about you? What do you think? Why do you think De Paul cuts his boots? Let us know by leaving a comment! ⚽
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