1.Can a player's shoe help/hurt his performance on the field
I think field conditions dictate what boots yu wear. If it wet and grass kinda high, den yu wear on type of boots, if it dry and grass low, den yu wear another kinda etc. Dias why yu does see players changing dey boots within de first 10 or 15 min. of a game. Some boots claim to be all weather but rarely you could find a boots dat yu really could use in any condition.
2.Do you think it's just marketing ploys or do some of these features that are the main selling points for certain football cleats actually work
Yeah I think it is both, although de makers test de hell out of a boots yu never know what will happen in a game. I think dat dey design a boots for a specific player (eg, C. Ronaldo) and when he use de boots and de makers see dat it working for him and he doing all kind ash*t dey market de hell out of it, but dat same boots cah produce de same effects lets say if I wear it. If you’re a good player yu good, but no boots can make yu a good player or smart player, dat comes with experience imo.
3.What is/are your favorite player(s) wearing
Most of the players I liked to watch back in de 80’s and 90’s Zico, Falcao, Socrates, either had on adidas or puma.
4.(regardless of what level played) What has been your favorite pair(s) of football cleats to date
Samba’s were my favs, but I have a special place for the Nike 90 360 line.