‘There Will Be Haters’ – If You’re Against Modern Football, Then You’ll Probably Hate The New Adidas Advert (Video)

Chris Wright

19th, January 2015

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By Chris Wright

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While we’re not exactly card-carrying, pitchfork-wielding members of the Against Modern Football brigade, Pies do happen to agree with some of their politics on certain issues.

That said, we can appreciate that the last thing most professional footballers need is their egos massaging ad infintum – yet still, that’s precisely the tack Adidas are taking in the promos for their latest boot packs…

Dear Lord, how we find the concept of “haters” infuriating – largely as the brushing off of any and all criticism as “hate” tends to be the kind of lame, self-insulating mental gymnastics employed by the arrogant, the pandered-to and the self-obsessed.

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Oh well, at least Gareth isn’t getting carried away…

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For those of you still with us, these be the boots that Adidas are rolling out: brand new and dizzying colourways for the Nitrocharge, the Predator, the adizero f50 and the 11Pro…

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