Vincent Kompany is mad at adidas

The Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany published a tweet against adidas for interrupting the production of the ACE 16.1 silo. In the tweet, he attacked the German brand saying: "Annoying situation. Great defenders' boot being discontinued by @adidas. Don't change good product. Keep them coming." The main reason of Kompany's disappointment is probably the absence of the quilted leather upper that the 16.1 series offered, and which the 17.1 does not (but there is still a leather edition of the 17.1 worn by Adrien Rabiot, Nemanja Matic and much more).

Kompany does not have a contract for the boots, so he is free to speak his mind and critique the brand's choices. At the end of 2016, his contract with New Balance ended and Kompany became a regular customer of adidas.

In the last years, the cycle of life of a boot gets really short. The production's rhythm increased very quickly but the players were always able to adapt themselves to the new products, even after the discontinuing of legendaries legacies like the Predators or Nike CTR. In addition, on the website football boots db, it is possible to check all the players that worn ACE 16.1 silos, the most valuable are: Mahmoud Dahoud, Roque Mesa, Martin Hinteregger. Maybe, Vincent, it is time to consider an upgrade.