First things first:
- He didn't name drop any competitors.
- He made a general statement about shoe technology and the fact that modern shoes could help lesser athletes beat records, i.e. Marcell Jacobs going sub 9.69 or 9.58. That would be preposterous.
- The gist of his argument is that he wants athletic performances to be comparable over time.
Unfortunately for him that is but a pipe dream. There are so many interests working in the opposite direction, most importantly event organizers, shoe makers and the athletes themselves.
Event organizers want to create an entertaining product: records are entertaining.
Shoe makers want their products to be part of records: hype and sales.
Athletes want to exploit any legal competitive edge.
Khalifa International Stadium in Doha is air-conditioned which lets them control the humidity and temperature to a certain degree. The next logical step is probably creating an artificial tailwind.
MONDO tracks are bouncier than regular sports flooring, and any stadium with state-of-the-art MONDO will yield better results. The same goes for certain Beynon tracks, such as BU TTC indoor and Oregon Hayward Field. Berlin and Monaco are deprecated now. Tokyo is something unique.
Currently shoes are subject to control in case of records. Sawed in half from heel to toe if necessary, to determine whether it's within the legal limits or not. This is actually pretty easy to control from a governance point of view, but I guess the standards could be more stringent. The Viperflies, ridiculous as they are, were shelved fortunately.
Wavelight is also a controversial element. Reminds you of Chris Froome climbing hills for 2 hours while looking at his wattmeter, safe and boring. It produces great mid- and long-distance results, but some argue it's not in the true spirit of the sport.
To summarize: most running records in Tokyo are due to athletes and the track surface, not shoes. The climate is too hostile for records in the 1500m and longer, not to mention prelims and semis being demanding. Put the equivalent of the Tokyo track surface in Monaco or Hengelo, and it will be very entertaining.