Showing posts with label Goal Stoppers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Goal Stoppers. Show all posts

Saturday, October 8, 2011

UEFA Champions League 2010/11 Adrenalyn XL Box Break and Review

I just busted open two boxes of UEFA 2010/11 Adrenalyn XL and also one extra pack.  In total it cost me around $30 AUD which was a good deal.  From this set you can pull Star Players, Goal Stoppers, Fans' Favourites, Champions and Trophy Cards (one in every 100 packs).  The base cards from the set feature a nice looking explosion theme in the background with the teams colours.  I managed to pull a full base set with many doubles and most of the inserts except the Champions.  Enough of me talking, here are the cards.

 Here is what the base cards look like.  As you can see there is Iker Casillas a goalkeeper, Nemanja Vidic a defender, Andres Iniesta a midfield and Robin van Persie a striker.

 The backs of all the cards which show which position the player plays.

Arshavin, Pique, Alves, Robben x2, Coentrao, iPek, Dani, Malouda x2 and Anelka Star Players.

Maicon, Milito, Nani, Berbatov, Ronaldinho, Ninis, Valbuena, Davis and Di Maria x2 Star Players.

Higuain, Adriano, Noboa x2, Rakitic, Fernandinho, Alex, Ruiz and Mata x2 Star Players.

Almunia, Valdes x2, Butt, Roberto, Claro, Cesar, Lloris, Mandanda and Abbiati Goal Stoppers.

Tzorvas x2, McGregor, Casillas, Sergio, Neuer, Pyatov x2, Pesyakov, Boschker and Sanchez Goal Stoppers

Muller x2, Culio, Toulalan x2, Ambrosini, Cisse x2, Weir, Ramos, Totti and Jasdon Fans' Favourites.

Banega and Brama Fans' Favouries.

 The three Champions Villa, Gourcuff and Ozil.


Card Design
I love the look of the Goal Stopper cards but the base cards can hurt you eyes after a while from looking at a bunch of them.  The Champions are nice with the gold and silver (scanner does not do it justice).

Are the hits good?
The inserts were great as I received more than 60 of them from 101 packs.  The three Champions were a let down as they are one in every 23 packs and I only got three.

Value for Money
These are good value with the Champions selling well.  The price per pack in Australia is crazy at $2.95 AUD and should be dropped down lower.  I got two boxes and one box of stickers of eBay for $30 which was good.

Would I collect them?
Yes I would but two boxes is just enough to get a full base set.  I only require 41 more cards from the set.


Rating 

Four out of Five

Sunday, September 25, 2011

UEFA Champions League Adrenalyn XL 2011/12 Out Now!!

Look out everybody as the new UEFA Adrenalyn XL cards for this year hit the stores.  For those in Europe the Scandinavian website coolcards has them for sale.  So what do we know about them so far?  Well that some of the inserts include Star Players, Goal Stopper, Fans' Favourite, Rising Star, Master, Top Master and Limited Edition.  It also looks as if Scandinavia have there own insert; Scandinavian Star.  The new cards feature a torn effect which I think looks good on them.  The Nani Limited Edition is available in a soccer magazine called Strike It. Now that was a bit of a mouth full but here are the some of the new pictures from coolcards and Football Cards Forum .

Lionel Messi and Xavi Hernandez Star Players
Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo Star Players
Christian Abbiati and David de Gea Goal Stoppers
Petr Cech Goal Stopper and Esteban Cambiasso Fans' Favourite
Javier Hernandez and Michael Essien Fans' Favourite
Jack Wilkshere and Thiago Alcantara Rising Stars
Andres Iniesta and Ryan Giggs Masters
Frank Lampard and Mesut Ozil Masters
Bastian Schweinsteiger and Robin van Persie Masters
Danny Master
Gerard Pique and Lionel Messi Top Masters
Ziatan Ibrahimovic and Anders Linegaard Scandinavian Stars
Nani Limited Edition found by Football Cards Forum member Caveboydave