El Karouani’s shin guards are about 8 centimeters long and 4 centimeters wide. They are hardly any smaller. “I used to have this,” says El Karouani about a shin guard of about 20 centimeters high with a sock attached to it. “It’s nice to see, because I had these a long time ago. In the e-mails. They are not handy but good for that age group.”