Wore this shoe when I was younger playing court soccer. Never had a problem with it then. Went through several pairs. As an adult, I feel this shoe fills an excellent sport-casual role. It's a performance shoe when you need it to be, and it's got classic styling. I wear the tongue folded. I had to oil the leather and the felt and leave them rubber-banded for the first few weeks of wear to get it to fold over. My only reservation is that the arch support could be placed a little farther back in the shoe, to really 'cup' the heel. But overall I am super impressed by the rest of the support. The footbed hits all three arches in the foot, not just the main one, and when oiled regularly the leather really becomes supple and glove-like on the foot.