Indeed, it's the support at the ball of the foot that gave my pair their distinct feel.
Lance Allred remembers pre-season tryouts for the Stampede, when bad shoes literally ripped the skin off the ball of his foot.
Fowler was back in the starting lineup for the first time since fouling a ball off his foot Sunday at San Diego.
Plus, rather than kicking the ball with your foot, where you at least have some level of sensitivity, you strike it with the bony part of your heel.
Kamara's corner from the right corner found Loovens in the heart of the penalty box and the Dutchman mis-controlled it, but still managed to switch the ball from right foot to left and clinically finish.
But it was the briefest of honeymoons for Cook, lasting only until the last ball of the eighth over, when he played a half-hearted force off the back foot to a ball well wide of off-stump - and to the delight of the bowler Hilfenhaus, Michael Hussey dived expertly in the gully to take a fine one-handed catch.
In full stride, Dempsey volleyed the ball with his right foot past goalkeeper Noel Valladares from 8 yards.
Beckham was also put through his paces on a trampoline and also kicked the ball with his right foot.
Jelavic got the ball stuck under his foot yards from goal and saw his two efforts blocked by Guzan.
The winger manoeuvred the ball onto his left foot and delivered a cross for an unmarked Tuncay to head in.
Teenager Deans scored on 72 minutes and then another substitute, Boyce, took the ball on his right foot before cutting inside and shooting past Blayney.
Johnson stooped too low to flick on Davies' cross and Zamora was perfectly placed to side-foot the ball in from point-blank range past Carson's despairing dive.
Moroccan striker Chamakh held his position to coolly side-foot the ball through the legs of Terrell Forbes from eight yards out, right into the corner of the net, for his first goal since the end of November.
With the low, slow pitches at home, Indian batsmen are naturals at going forward to play the ball off the front foot, hitting confidently through the line, even if they're not particularly over-pitched, with the hands characteristically low down.
He won titles aplenty at Manchester United and one at Real Madrid, and the Galaxy will be looking for him and his famous ball-bending right foot to lead them to a trophy cabinet full of silverware in those five years.
Even though he plays on the left for Villa, he is really good at shaping to take the ball down the wing and then checking back on his right foot to deliver a good ball into the box.
"I was surprised because it looked as though their lad got a foot on the ball, " said Ferguson.
The Blackburn striker quickly worked the ball on to his left foot before hammering a shot past Maik Taylor.
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Then Jermaine Darlington made it 2-2 after 69 minutes when he drilled the ball home with his left foot.
Steven Thomson crossed for Higdon but the striker could not get his foot around the ball enough to test the Rangers goal.
Instead of driving to the ballpark, they tie a ball and chain to each foot and walk to work, because they're scrappy like that.
The Sporting defender quickly worked the ball on to this right foot and unleashed an unstoppable curling shot into the roof of the net.
With Sale on the back foot, the ball was spread down the line and outside centre Jamie Noon fed Williams to score in the corner.
David Robertson's cross was not properly cleared by the Inverness defence and Scott Robertson headed down for Swanson to guide the ball home with his left foot.
Tate instinctively swung his left foot at the ball but only succeeded in diverting it past a startled Ma-Kalambay and inadvertently sending Orient into the fifth round.
Morais worked the ball on to his left foot on the edge of the United box on the hour mark and sent his shot swerving over the bar.
His initial shot was blocked but he retrieved the rebound with a sliding tackle on Legwinski, then beat Liam Rosenior before poking the ball home with his right foot.
However the clearance ran invitingly to Elliott, who superbly wrapped his foot around the ball and found the top corner of the net beyond the despairing dive of Paddy Kenny.
Luck favoured the hosts on 61 minutes when Boruc attempted to clear from a routine back-pass from Zewlakow but the ball bobbled over his swinging foot before rolling into an empty net.
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