I've been very, very satisfied with this gloves. It's got everything; double wrap for wrist protection, very usable and friendly finger savers and very good shock protection. Add the fact that it's been rather durable for me since I've been using it for training on astroturf every week for like 5 months already since I got it. The only downside is that it's slightly heavy; according to some of my friends who tried it on. but I'm okay with the weight. That and it doesn't have thumb protection; but I somehow feel it's not required. The thumb seems well protected.

The other downside is that for some unknown reason, Umbro's stopped selling them. Anyway, I've already got 1 more spare and 1 more on the way; so I'm prepared.

Oh right; I bought it at pro-direct for 'bout RM150-160 each without shipping. The latest one; I got it at a snip off e-bay: RM145 plus shipping. RM75 without shipping.

I've got to be honest; I got this gloves for dirt cheap; RM110 plus shipping from UK. To say that I'm very, very satisfied with these gloves is an understatement. I've used these gloves for 6 months on carpet, astroturf and terraflex and one thing that strikes out for me is it's amazing durability. It's second only to my Reusch Resistor; which is a purpose-built durable glove on it's own, whereas this one isn't. Wrist protection is adequate and it's got very friendly thumb finger savers as well. When I say "friendly" I mean that it's snug and secure, but doesn't cause pain when the savers reach their extension limit.

The downside is that the wrist strap build isn't the of the best quality as the stitching seems to be wearing out; no big deal, I just make sure I'm careful when getting in and out. The other downside is it's slightly heavier than the Umbro, which again; is no big deal for me. The last downside is it's retail cost. 'bout 25-32 pounds (around RM150-180), depending on the model you choose. I'll probably buy another of these babies once I'm done wrecking my Adidas Replique since I need to clear "space" for a new glove before I can actually buy one.

Let me be blunt; I was really disappointed with these gloves when they arrived. RM135 plus shipping for a pair of Adidas gloves which looked damn good in pictures on the website. The moment I held these gloves; only 1 thing came to my mind: "I got conned". Seriously; compared to the other gloves I have in this price range, these gloves are really sad. Build quality is hopeless; and you feel that from the moment you hold it. The fingersavers move around ALOT; so you constantly have to reposition them; which is made harder since there's no pouch built-in that allows you to access the fingersavers. Rather; you've got to move them through the gloves. Wrist protection is very basic; just a simple strap that's probably not wide enough. Thumb protection is laughable; just look at the picture of the gloves above. The thumb area can even fold backwards.

To be fair though; these gloves have mixed durability. Palm durability; I grudgingly admit is good, not the best; but considering the current picture is after 4 months of me trying to wear these gloves as often as possible to run through them and I only use them on carpet; they're not too shabby. However, once again; the build quality of the gloves comes back to haunt it. The backhand of the glove around the fingers has horrible build quality; I've worn a hole 'bout 1 inch deep into one of the backfingers. And the plastic that holds the fingersavers threatens to rip soon as well.

I'll definitely be staying away from another Adidas Fingersave unless I go for the original Fingersave itself or the carbon; which is in my opinion; overpriced. RM330 without shipping? You must be mad. I would much rather go for the top-of-the-range Reusch Goaliator Pro Ortho-tec @ RM400. Not that I would larr; I'm just saying.

My replacement for these gloves which is in the cupboard waiting, shall be the Sells Quartz Guard. Let's see how long I'll have to wait.

Let me once again state that Malaysia sucks for glove selection. These babies retail for 'round RM300 in Pertama. I bought them for RM190 as I've been curious to how good they were; for the price. I've not been too impressed with them though; but not as disappointed as the Adidas I feel. Durability's quite an issue here; as they're not durable; even though I'm just using them on Astroturf. Above picture is after 1 month of use. Another thing is that these gloves are really stiff. Wrist protection's 'bit too tight. I keep having the feeling that I would get a blister on my wrist; but so far, so good. As for Finger savers; they're too stiff as well. Bending them backwards at their limit causes some pain as the fingersavers try to bite into the wrist. I first notice this problem on my Sells Wrap Adhesion Ultra Guard; but these Puma is worse. However; in real play; it's not that big deal, since the fingers will almost never get stretched back until that level. I predict that even with a not-durable palm, these gloves should out-live the Adidas; but only because I'm using it on Astroturf. The glove though; is quite light and that's quite surprising for me.

However, I must say that with thumb protection and a pretty good grip on the latex; it's still not that bad. I must say I expected more though; maybe because of the local retail price.