Premier League top scorer: Three greats crowned kings

(Baonghean.vn) - The English football field always attracts millions of fans around the world because of many aspects. The race for the Golden Boot is always equally attractive, because it seems that every champion has a top-class striker.

Strikers Lukaku, Aguero and Morata are leading with 6 goals after 6 matches, not surprising as they are all from the 3 clubs leading the Premier League.

Tottenham striker Harry Kane is currently the top scorer. But with the arrival of new recruits Lukaku and Morata, experts say it will be difficult for him to defend this title.

At the top of the Premier League scoring charts are Lukaku, Morata and Aguero with six goals each in six games. Their closest rivals are Vardy and Sterling (five goals each), while Kane, Salah and Jesus have also scored four times.

Aguero, Lukaku and Morata are the top candidates for the Golden Boot award. Photo: Internet

All the goods are great

The biggest advantage belongs to striker Sergio Aguero. Man City's football philosophy under coach Pep Guardiola is to maintain an attractive and effective attacking style. In fact, after 6 matches, Man City is currently the team with the best attack in the tournament with 21 goals. Of course, as the main striker, "El Kun" will be provided with more balls, which means that the opportunity to score goals will come more easily.

The most important thing is that the 29-year-old Argentine striker must ensure his scoring efficiency to get priority on the ball because playing next to him is Jesus, a Brazilian striker who is also a killer. Next, Aguero must know how to avoid injuries. The reason why coach Pep Guardiola had to buy Jesus is because the Argentine striker has been tormented by injuries for many years.

Romelu Lukaku is one of the contenders for the Golden Boot. The strength of the “Second Wild Elephant” is his physical strength, his ability to press, hold, and maneuver in the air, which helps him maintain a stable performance for a long time.

Moreover, MU has a very good midfield team, which is Mkhitaryan, Matic, Fellaini; Mata…. Lukaku's role at MU is rated higher than Aguero's. If Aguero's goals only account for 28.5% of Man City's goals, then with Lukaku this number is 35.2%. Perhaps it is Mourinho's football philosophy that makes MU's playing style not as explosive as its great rival Man City.

Many years of experience playing for Everton has helped Lukaku quickly integrate with his teammates at MU. He always knows how to appear at hot spots to score goals.

Next up is Morata, the striker from the reigning champions Chelsea. His hat-trick against Stoke, who held United to a 2-2 draw, showed the explosive potential of this £70 million signing. Alvaro is sending a strong message that Diego Costa's reputation is a thing of the past.

The “Prince of Madrid” came to London and wanted to win the Premier League with Chelsea. Statistics show that Morata’s goals accounted for 50% of Chelsea’s total goals in the Premier League after round 6.

However, Morata has two disadvantages. First of all, Chelsea's specialty is defensive counter-attacking, so the chances of scoring goals will be less. On the other hand, physical strength is not Alvaro's strong point, especially when he is new to English football, considered the most difficult in Europe.

Asymptotic group

Apart from the above three names, the group that is close to being able to catch up are Vardy and Sterling (both with 5 goals), while Kane, Salah and Jesus also have 4 goals. But in our opinion, only Man City's Jesus has the most potential.

Harry Kane is currently the top scorer. Photo: Internet

Leicester's form this season is not good so Vardy doesn't have many opportunities. Similar to Kane in Tottenham's shirt, Salah in Liverpool's shirt clearly doesn't receive much investment compared to Man City, MU or Chelsea.

Obviously, the ability to be created by teammates is lower than the 3 assassins mentioned above, to score goals, they have to make more personal efforts. As for Sterling, coach Pep Guardiola has not arranged him to play as a main striker much because he has used Jesus and Sergio Aguero.

Having only joined Man City since the beginning of 2017, Jesus has played extremely impressively. This Brazilian striker can create scoring opportunities and has good free kick ability. In the Man City squad, when playing with a 1 striker formation, Jesus, not Sergio Aguero, is Pep Guardiola's choice.

Jesus is a striker who can adapt to any tactical scheme with a formidable killer instinct, and is of course a potential candidate for the Golden Boot award.

Former Tottenham midfielder Jamie Redknap rates Harry Kane as the most complete striker, Aguero as the best goalscorer but still predicts Lukaku to be the top scorer at the end of the season.

An Thanh