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I dunno, I've had both and depends on how hard the tackle is. You wouldn't want either really.

Surely it's time FIFA and all the big kit suppliers agree on a new innovative standard for football socks, they're clearly not fit for purpose in the modern game...

- Tight around calves and don't allow free movement of muscle (which is why some players cut holes in the back of socks)
- Keep falling down (unless kept in place using tape/string/elastic)
- Tight around where lower leg meets foot (which is why footballers cut the bottom off socks, and why some suppliers like Castore provide footless socks)

Needs like very thin material (almost like tights) over the calves and at the joint, and have built in shin pads (or a carbon-like thin shield), with elastic tops. Would look strange to start with but we'd get used to it.

Or just get rid of high socks and shin pads completely. I mean, studs hurt on the back of the leg just as much as the front and the back isn't protected.

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Needs like very thin material (almost like tights) over the calves and at the joint, and have built in shin pads (or a carbon-like thin shield), with elastic tops. Would look strange to start with but we'd get used to it.