Liverpool fans will hopefully be aware of our new series with Simon Treanor, looking at how Liverpool’s idiosyncratic numbering system evolved during the late 1980s – see here, here and here if you’re not.
As well as that, another series with Simon was reimagining Liverpool’s kit history if they had never left adidas, the first time or the second time. To bring that up to date, we have a 2020-21 set.
In keeping with adidas’s recent past, there is a sense of being inspired by history and the modified Condivo 20 design used in Major League Soccer last goal provides an open goal in terms of a modern reinterpretation of the Reds’ 1991-92 and 1992-93 shirts. One snag is that the adidas striping could be too large for Premier League and Uefa rules but we’ll give a pass.
As with the real thing, the change kit is green and white, with white primary shorts and green alternates (even if Liverpool tend not to use change shorts anymore) while the current third strip’s palette forms the basis for a shirt that uses Besiktas’s retro-rooted design from last season.
Simon asked for a goalkeeper kit, too – adidas give their top-tier teams bespoke GK colourways and so we have also looked to 1991 for the Liverpool one, a slightly different shade of green to the away kit. Tying in with last week’s FKF, Simon also requested a version with the outfield shorts and socks.
Feedback is welcome, along with requests for future FKFs, are welcome – comment below or tweet @museumofjerseys.
I’ve always wanted to make a Fantasy Kit Friday suggestion but I never knew what to suggest! But I recently realised that I don’t really like any late 00’s adidas kits, even the ones worn by Chelsea. Given that my favourite Chelsea kits of all time are the 97/98 CWC home and away, the league winning 2003/05 home and the white away with blue and black from 03/04, I would love to have seen Chels in Umbro for a little longer. Comparing our terrible 09/10 kit to the Tailored Umbro kits of the time, I know which I’d rather have. So my suggestion is – what if Chelsea had never left Umbro for Adidas?
Sorry for the delay on this Louis, I’ll add this to the list!
May have been an open goal, but still needed to be put away! Cracking set of kits, and infinitely preferable to the current Nike nods towards the 1991/92 range.