Tottenham Hotspur have revealed their new third kit for the 2021-22 season, and much like the corresponding away strip that preceded it, the club's latest offering is set to split opinion right down the middle.
The shirt is a lively mix of purple and green, with a printed graphic and chevron pattern to form a hectic collage.
According to manufacturer Nike, the design is deliberately disorderly as it was directly inspired by all the young, vibrant creative talent based in Spurs' local London borough of Haringey.
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The third jersey comes after Spurs' swirling psychedelic away kit, which was released in July. It shouldn't work, but Spurs came up trumps against the odds with this cosmic nebula of colour strewn across a dark blue background. We may have just been slowly hypnotised into thinking it's an agreeable shirt, but we're totally OK with that.
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However, as for this latest attempt to break the mold with a similarly garish third kit, we'd venture that Spurs have gone one 'wacky' strip too far.
The Tottenham third kit is yet another example of the free rein designers have enjoyed this season when it comes to furnishing clubs with utterly wild, and in some cases completely unhinged, alternate uniforms.
No longer does a club's third kit merely have to be a template design in an alternative non-clashing colour way. In fact, the current trend appears to be to use it to produce something consciously bizarre and unconventional, perhaps in a calculated effort to drum up a bit of buzz on social media.
Several big clubs have adopted this approach this season -- some more successfully than others.
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HITS
Arsenal
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A bolt from the blue directly inspired by the Gunners' cult classic 'lightning' away kit of the early 1990s, this modern reworking of a fan favourite has proved an instant success among fans. Few clubs are doing retro-infused sportswear better than Arsenal at the moment. You've got to be good at something, we suppose.
Bayern Munich
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A loving tribute to the Alps of Bavaria and the stunning panoramic views they offer, Bayern's subtle blue-and-white third kit retains all the majesty and poise of those grand old mountains.
MISSES
Chelsea
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According to the blurb, these grotty green-and-black splotches is meant to reflect the hubbub and noise of Chelsea's home city of London. The sewers perhaps?
Barcelona
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While very nice in its own right, many were quick to point out the logical fallacy of Barca creating a third kit using exactly the same colours and pattern as your home kit, but that didn't stop them releasing this jersey especially for the Champions League. That they lost 3-0 wearing it to a Bayern Munich team wearing their own, far superior, third kit was a kind of poetic justice.
Liverpool
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Inspired by the checkered flags that waved on the Kop in the 1970s, the Reds were ultimately left not with a timeless tribute to their famous terrace, but the result has been compared to the uniform of a fast-food restaurant and even a yellow household dust cloth.
Manchester City et al
In an ingenious time-saving move, Puma avoided the effort of drumming up a raft of new bespoke designs for Manchester City, AC Milan, Valencia, Borussia Monchengladbach, Marseille, Rennes, Shakhtar Donetsk, Fenerbahce, Krasnodar and PSV Eindhoven by simply lumping them all with the same one. The fact that the core design laid on for all 10 clubs was also incredibly low-effort and mediocre just served to compound the misery further.
Juventus
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Just when it looked like Puma had scraped the bottom of the design barrel, along came Juventus to steal the thunder with a truly abhorrent third shirt for 2021-22.
For a club synonymous with elegance and style when it comes to their classic strips, it's almost unthinkable that the Bianconeri be made to take to the pitch draped in such a grotesque eyesore.
No wonder Cristiano Ronaldo wore it once and then never played for the club again.
Arsenal 's kit collaboration with adidas continues into the 2021-22 season, where the Gunners will be eager to mount a fresh challenge for silverware and a spot in the Champions League after missing out on European action altogether this campaign.
The North Londoners are known for their classic home strip consisting of a red body and white-capped sleeves, along with sponsors Emirates, and fans worldwide will be waiting in anticipation for the next kit drops.
As we prepare for the new season, Goal takes a look at what Arsenal will be wearing and release dates, as well as leaks and rumours about potential shirt styles.
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Arsenal's 2021-22 home kit & release date
Arsenal launched their home kit on July 16 and the leaked photos which appeared a few months earlier were confirmed.
The classic adidas three stripes are navy across the shoulders, with the main red itself a darker shade of scarlet.
Navy was a prominent feature on the Arsenal kits of the late 1990s and the last time the colour was such a strong element of the home shirt was 2014.
Gunners defender Kieran Tierney said of the new home kit: 'I love it. Itโs a smart design and I canโt wait to pull it on and represent this club in front of our supporters once again.'
Arsenal's 2021-22 away kit & release date
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The Gunners released their away kit as the first of their latest strips on May 18, with the banana-yellow number available for purchase beginning May 21.
The shirt is a nod to the club's 50th anniversary of winning the double in 1971 and sports a throwback, retro nod to yesteryear.
The most significant change is that, as a nod to Arsenal's past, the cannon will replace the club crest at the front of the shirt.
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Adidas said of the kit: 'Inspired by the past, but grounded in the present, the new away jersey celebrates the 50th anniversary of the clubโs historic double in 1971.
'The jersey puts Arsenalโs unique identity โ in the form of the iconic cannon โ front and center. This is club DNA you can wear with pride.'
Arsenal's 2021-22 third kit & release date
Arsenal officially unveiled their third kit for the new campaign on August 10, with Mikel Arteta's side set to wear the strip for the first time in their Premier League opener at newly-promoted Brentford three days later.
The striking new design includes a lightning bolt theme with a combination of 'mystery blue' and pale blue colouring, while the adidas logo is written in white and the brand's signature stripes are shown in a striking bright red.
As with the Gunners' home and away jerseys, the 'Arsenal for Everyone' logo is featured in the inside collar as a celebration of diversity, and the kit has been manufactured with adidas' latest cooling technology to provide extra comfort for the players on the pitch.
Adidas design director Inigo Turner has said of the iconic era they tried to capture when creating the shirt: โThrough the design lens of the 90โs London Zeitgeist, we reimagine this iconic moment in time with true club DNA & adidas design language from the era.
'The 2021/2022 Arsenal 3rd kit is for a whole new generation of Gunners to enjoy, and we hope the fans will really like it.โ
How much will they cost & where to buy?
Fans will be able to buy the new Arsenal kits from the club megastore at the Emirates, as well as the usual high street sports retail outlets.
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They will also be available to purchase online using the official club webstore.
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Last season's Arsenal shirts cost ยฃ60 for adults and kids jerseys could be bought for ยฃ33.
The 'authentic' 2020-21 home kits cost ยฃ100.
Note: prices may vary.