Bale & Defoes thighs

[Marc]

What the HELL are those Strips all about? both of them wearing some sort of....thing!?

 

[Stoo82]

It was ontheir goalkeep awell on sunday. Forget his name. Gomez or somthing.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Not watching this one: pics?

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

Its for knee injuries/leg injuries. It changes the direction of the ligaments and muscles into the knee thus taking some of the pressure off the injured area

 

[clippedgull]

Not watching this one: pics?

Can't help with that request but Googling thighs and strips brought this picture to the front page!

 

[Marc]

Its for knee injuries/leg injuries. It changes the direction of the ligaments and muscles into the knee thus taking some of the pressure off the injured area

aahh cool thanks, presumed it might be some sort of muscle thing, what with every player wearing those tight legging things aswell

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Oh hang on, have they got strips of tape crossing over their kneecaps? Loads of rugby players seem to have that lately.

 

[Marc]

nope Edna, two strips down the inner sides of their thighs, they end before the knee

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

Its from Rugby. I assume Bale brought it in

 

[Marc]

I tried a google search but like clippedgull I just get lots of porn!

 

[Brian]

Can't help with that request but Googling thighs and strips brought this picture to the front page!

oh, gone on then.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

I tried a google search but like clippedgull I just get lots of porn!

Sounds like my computer at the moment, except I get porn whatever I Google I think I have a sneaky little bastard virus, or maybe a trojan.

Either way, I could search for London Bus, or Montevideo, or Ashley Barnes, and I get instantly taken to PornInTheUk.com and other such delights

 

[Ninja Elephant]

The Mail tackled this subject.
Tottenham's Gareth Bale uses special technology but he's certainly not the first - Sportsmail looks at other innovators | Mail Online

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Just another fad isn't it. Like lycra shorts, and breathe-rite nasal strips, and those UnderArmour (other brands are available, punters) type tech-fit undershirts, and Predator style fins on boots, and every other short-lived innovation that footballers get sucked into by way of making money for someone.

 

[olliwarne]

They are tapes, different colours do different jobs , I had blue and green I think when I was playing cricket for Germany, they loosened the muscles and took away abut of the pain from Minor stuff , for example when the ball hit your hand and it stung for a day or so.
But I don't know what the black one does , but I assume something in that direction.!

 

[beorhthelm]

this is what is was told: the physio massages the thigh before hand and seperates the different muscles (dont recall the names) top and bottom. the tape keeps them seperated.

seen it alot in the rugby so maybe someone from that sport knows more definate.

 

[MrShaun15]

your actually all wrong, its the latest fashion accessory brought in by Nike, Fast Tape, there slogan "Run like Bale, Look like Bale" obviously Defoe is a bale fan but yeah, new colours to come soon including pink for breast cancer research!

 

[mchaney]

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