Strong candidates for the Premier League Golden Boot award
The Premier League kicks off this Friday night (Vietnam time). Before the big day, let's take a look at the five strong contenders for the title of top scorer of the tournament.
Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)
Last season, Mohamed Salah showed terrible form for Liverpool, when he broke the record to become the top scorer with the most goals since the tournament had 38 rounds (Salah scored 32 goals).
The Egyptian striker is looking to prove that he is not a “one-season player”. In the preparation phase for the new season, this striker also showed high performance when continuously “scoring” for Liverpool in friendly matches.
Mohamed Salah is still highly rated for his ability to win the Premier League Golden Boot this season because Liverpool's style of play depends heavily on him. Like last season, all the balls will be sent to Salah's feet, so that this player can show off his danger.
Harry Kane (Tottenham)
Harry Kane's goals in the last 3 seasons in the Premier League are 25, 29 and 30 goals respectively (in which, he won the Golden Boot in 2 seasons). That is truly a terrible performance, more than any striker in the Premier League can match. Recently, Harry Kane also showed his danger at the 2018 World Cup when he won the Golden Boot of the tournament.
Overall, Tottenham and Harry Kane's style of play has been consistent over the years, so barring injury, the English striker can be confident of scoring at least 25 goals in the 2018/19 season.
Sergio Aguero (Man City)
Aguero has been quite unlucky over the years. Despite his good scoring performance, this player has suffered quite a few injuries. That has made him always lose the race for the Golden Boot at the decisive moment.
However, statistics show that since the 2014/15 season, the Argentine striker has never scored less than 20 goals. Being a striker in a team with many star players like Man City is a great advantage for El Kun.
Therefore, many experts believe that, if he had not been injured, Sergio Aguero could have won the Golden Boot. Recently, this player had a very good start to the new season when he scored 2 goals to help Man City win against Chelsea in the English Super Cup.
Romelu Lukaku (Man Utd)
Last season, Lukaku only scored 16 goals in the Premier League. That is quite a modest achievement for this player. The Belgian striker has a powerful playing style. This player can play well even when blending into the group or playing independently.
This season, Lukaku will receive strong support from Alexis Sanchez, Mata, Pogba and Lingard. They can completely focus on pumping the ball for Lukaku to score. In his second season at MU, the Belgian striker promises to explode much more.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal)
In the second half of last season, Aubameyang was in great form, scoring 10 goals in his last 13 games. In fact, the Gabonese striker is gradually adapting to the Premier League style of play (after a shaky start).
This season, Arsenal is led by coach Unai Emery, who loves an attacking style of play. Therefore, it is expected that Aubameyang will have more "room to perform". People expect this striker to explode like he did during his time at Dortmund.