The Golden Boot is hard to escape from Messi's hands
(Baonghean.vn) - The race for the European Golden Shoe is taking place very fiercely, as the candidates are proving their excellence.
Currently on the rankings, Tottenham striker Harry Kane is in the leading position. At the moment, the English player has 21 goals, equivalent to 42 points. The next 2 positions are Cavani of PSG and Ciro Immobile of Lazio with 20 goals (40 points).
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| Striker Harry Kane has scored 21 goals in the Premier League. Photo: Internet |
Last season’s Golden Boot winner Messi is in 4th place with 19 goals (38 points). A very close gap that can change in a few matches.
Based on the current form and scoring efficiency among the players, Messi is the strongest candidate for the Golden Boot award in the 2017/2018 season.
Although he is 2 goals behind Harry Kane, the Argentine star is a striker with more advantages than his opponents above. While La Liga has only played up to round 20, the Premier League is already round 24, Lique 1 is round 22 and Serie A is round 21. Thus, Messi has more matches left than Harry Kane, Cavani and Ciro Immobile.
Don't forget one very important thing, that during the past time La Pulga (Messi's nickname) had to take on the responsibility of scoring, creating and leading Barcelona's play, after the departure of striker Neymar at the beginning of the season.
Now that the Catalans have brought in Coutinho, Messi’s creative burden will be shared quite a bit. Thanks to the Brazilian’s presence and support, Messi will no longer have to retreat deep into his own half as much as before.
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| Messi's form has been quite high recently. Photo: Internet |
That also means that the striker born in 1987 will have more chances in front of the opponent's goal. With a dangerous player like Messi, as long as there is a chance, even the smallest one, there will be a goal. Therefore, the gap of 1-2 goals with the opponents above is nothing to the Barcelona striker. In the next few rounds, if Messi rises to the top of the Golden Boot list, it will not be surprising at all.
Besides, the intensity of La Liga cannot be compared to Premier League and Serie A (equivalent to Lique 1). Barcelona is still superior to the remaining teams in Spain, except Real Madrid and to some extent Atletico Madrid. It is easy for Barcelona to have big wins and Messi to score more than 1 goal in matches. This is not easy for Harry Kane, Ciro Immobile, Cavani to have (Cavani's position at PSG is not as good as Messi's at Barcelona).
In short, Messi's rise to the top of the European Golden Shoe rankings for the 2017/2018 season is only a matter of time. Almost all favorable factors belong to the Argentine star./.
