Boots that are too small for you

[ZacNaloen]

Loads of footballers do this.

Ian Harte being one of them.


Is there genuine evidence that this has a real effect on their ability that can't be matched by practising the correct boot size?

[RobRoyal]

I wear boots that are too small, by accident. It fucking hurts

[YateleyRoyal]

I wear boots that are too small, by accident. It fucking hurts

Surely only doing it once makes it an accident. Doing it more than that is a concious choice...

[peterroyal76]

I'm not sure if there is genuine evidence that it works or not, but I think they do so they can 'feel' the ball better.
I think quite a few footballers wear them too small.

[Pepe the Horseman]

Ray Houghton used to wear size 5s.

[ZacNaloen]

I'm not sure if there is genuine evidence that it works or not, but I think they do so they can 'feel' the ball better.
I think quite a few footballers wear them too small.

Seems to me it's probably one of those "common knowledge" things that is also total bollocks.

[The Goat was fed]

I remember losing my boots before a school game and had to borrow a pair that were a size and a half too small. I scored two goals and was convinced my touch had improved.

I repeated the act for the next game...played shit and my feet hurt.

[1871 Royal]

Going slightly off of football but I know that Paul Collingwood uses a much heavier bat when batting in the nets before 20/20 games. Says it helps with his swing.

[melonhead]

I wear boots that are too small, by accident. It fucking hurts

^^^^^^

especially if i forget to cut me toenails beforehand

[rfc2001]

I could believe it would help for the reason that you can feel the ball better. I have a better touch when I play bare foot! But nobody really does it because it F*cking hurts!!

[Super Kevin Bremner!]

Good boots with the right leather will stretch to fit the foot.

[Vision]

Ray Houghton used to wear size 5s.

On the wrong feet too judging by his performances for most of his short spell with us.

[mr_number]

Going slightly off of football but I know that Paul Collingwood uses a much heavier bat when batting in the nets before 20/20 games. Says it helps with his swing.

Didn't help that much towards the end of his international career... That silly short back lift and jabbing at the ball wasn't exactly the purest swing in the world.

[premiership_bound]

I where boots that are too small for me as I heard it helped improved your game etc.

I now have two black big toe nails and I'm still shit.

[redscot]

Climbers wear shoes that are very tight/small. So there might be something in it.

[pea]

Climbers wear shoes that are very tight/small. So there might be something in it.

Am I the only one that fails to see the correlation?

[ZacNaloen]

That's for dexterity with regards to grip though, how much dexterity do you need for Football?

[Super Kevin Bremner!]

Gary McSheffery wears size 3-4's!

[urz13]

That's for dexterity with regards to grip though, how much dexterity do you need for Football?

It's not really for grip. When the toes bunch up at the end it provides a stronger base for 'edging' and allows more balance on the foothold.