:lol: yep same! Although I also liked the 'support' I felt they gave me, especially round the ankles. Probably purely psycholgical. Guess if your a professional athlete you don't worry about that kind of thing.
I don't get why some footballers wear those tiny little ones? Is it a comfort thing? A macho thing? Getting kicked on the shin comes second to being kicked in the balls for the pain and happens a lot when you play football obviously.