As the start of the new football season draws closer, there are a handful of things on the mind of every fan. Primarily they ponder what signings their beloved side will make, where will they finish next season? Are they destined for the drop or could real success be on the cards?
With all this comes the odd trivial thought though and what strip their club will be parading for the next nine months is surprisingly high on their list of concerns.
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A kit can define a season and is remembered down the years for its aesthetics as well as its significance. Therefore, if your side is going to be sporting it every week, it’s important to take notice of your side’s kit. Here’s a look through some of the most chic strips on show this campaign, as well as the kits you may want to divert attention away from...
The Best
Manchester United – Home Kit
It’s difficult to make a traditional home strip look extra appealing but the Red Devils have incorporated two shades of red into the shirt for this season and the absence of white sleeves or lines reminds us of the United of old. Pogba and Ibra should have no concerns about their appearance when stepping onto the pitch this campaign.
Sao Paulo – Home Kit
The Brazilians have taken things a step further by placing their crest at the heart of the shirt in front of three stripes of red, white and black. The white background makes for a neat, sleek kit also.
Inter Milan – Home Kit
Not all colour contrasts work as well as this, but the use of a yellow sponsor and Nike logo against a backdrop of dark blue and black stripes is simply ‘bellissimo’. It’s simple, traditional and makes good use of the sponsor.
Tottenham Hotspur – Away Kit
Darker kits may play safe but with this kit, few gambles would look nicer. The seatbelt mocking hurled at Tottenham’s last kit is washed away by this prestigious away strip not dissimilar to the packaging of some vintage champagne.
Bayern Munich – Home Kit
Following a recent trip to the Allianz Arena, I picked up one of these beauties myself and it’s certainly got a lot going for it. The smart collar hasn’t worked so well for other sides (cough, Real Madrid, cough) but here, along with the positioning of the ‘Telekom’ logo and the sleek Adidas logo, it is bordering on perfect.
The Worst
Galatasaray – Home Kit
You’d think that after so many poor Champions League performances we’d be used to seeing the interesting blend of colours Galatasaray parade on the home kit. That said, this season’s tweaked style of having fine back lines across the two segments of gold and dark red makes you reach for your 3-D glasses in an attempt to save headaches potentially prompted by the woeful pattern.
Hamburg – Away Kit
This is a controversial one. For lovers of pink, it’s awesome. For everyone else, you cannot help but ask why? ‘Shock pink’ forms the kit’s basis, accompanied by navy sleeves, but it looks more at place in a T20 cricket match than on the football pitch and, despite being inspired by the Hamburg kit of the late 70s, it tries to hard to utilise a bright colour effectively.
Bordeaux – Third Kit
An amalgamation of navy blue and pink, within which lays photos of the city’s most iconic landmarks. It seems a touching sentiment in thought, but in execution it’s just plain ugly. It could do enough to damage the Frenchies’ reputation as fashion gurus.
Hearts – Away Kit
Mr Blobby? Fruit salad sweets? Whatever comical comparison you strike up, one thing is for certain; Hearts’ new away strip is beyond dire. The blend of bright yellow and a calming pink doesn’t belong on the football pitch. They could so easily have created a nice black, white or navy strip to counteract the maroon home attire.
Montpellier – Away Kit
A white jersey with orange shorts has the potential to be ironically smart but any sense of elegance is blown out of the water by the overhaul of club sponsors across the front. There’s barely enough room for the club crest or player number.
Norwich City – Third Kit
Looking like confetti thrown up into the air following the Canaries’ Premier League detonation at the end of last term, the smearing of green and yellow splashes across the front of this shirt makes for a horrendous eyesore. A plain white strip may not have been so bad but instead, the club have opted for a garish 80s look, not in any way helped by the inclusion of a 3-D crest. Really?
