adiZero II – Part 1

Something big is going to hit the football boot market. Since we broke our teaser images early this week, speculation has been rife as we released previews of the next big football boot. Your guesses as to what this boot was ranged from the AdiPower SL, to a new Mercurial and even a couple of times a new Reebok or Umbro boot.
While the AdiPower SL was a really close guess, we revealed yesterday that this boot will be released in January 2012. We are 100% certain that the AdiPower SLs will be released before the start of the next season. Also, pictures of the AdiPower SL are floating around the net and no one, except for a handful of people have seen these pictures.
With unrivaled technology and sharp looks, this is the boot we’re going to see on the feet of loads of professional players Soccer Reviews presents, the adiZero II.


Adidas are dominating the football boot market right now and we expect  this new boot, the adiZero II to widen the gap between them and their closest competitor Nike. This blue and red colour was loved by some here at Soccer Reviews and hated by others but it’s certainly a change from the bright orange release colourway we saw with the adiZero primes. Personally, I think they look a little more classy.

One of the biggest new features will be the addition of MiCoach into this boot. The bump on the middle of the soleplate is where the MiCoach sensor will be located.  The whole idea around MiCoach is that using an electronic device, such as an iPhone you will be able to track the movements you make. This includes the total amount you’ve run as well as the speed you’ve been running at. Using this information MiCoach will essentially ‘coach’ you. Check out a MiCoach advertisement here.
The stitching towards the front of the boot has changed, as of now it looks like it will help cushion the ball although. Our friend, the boot insider, Yanis Hammiche supplied us with these images and said that the weight of these leather adiZeros was an astonishing 150 grams. Although we can’t confirm this, if it turns out to be true, the leather adiZero IIs will weigh only 5 grams more than the adiZero Primes do right now. Which leads into the question how much will the super light adiZero IIs weigh? Well you’ll have to wait for part 2 of our wiki(boot)leak to find that one out!
As you can tell these are a sample pair of the adiZero IIs, so we may see some slight changes in the final product. The adiZeros maintain their unique ‘athletic fit’ which enables the boot to hug the insole. Design and technology wise Adidas have changed it up considerably but the interesting thing will be to see how they price these boots. AdiZeros are not cheap, and with the included MiCoach and lightweight it looks like the adiZero IIs will be more expensive.