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Will the Golden Boot be a Lilywhite?

If this season’s Premier League title race is competitive, the Golden Boot is wide open. Fernando Torres is rightly favourite, largely due to the fact he is guaranteed a starting place when fit. The other contenders need to cement a regular role in their respective teams before being seriously considered.

Tottenham Hotspur’s strikers are no different. It is no exaggeration to suggest that Spurs have the best pool of attacking talent in the league and it remains to be seen whether any of our four front men will play enough games to finish the season as top scorer.

Nicolas Anelka topped the charts with 19 goals last term, meaning for the fourth time in five years the top scorer did not play for the champions. This is encouraging enough for Jermain Defoe et al, but the 19-goal mark, the third lowest total by a topscorer in the 17-year history of the Premier League, is a realistic target.

Defoe is the likeliest member of our front four to win the Golden Boot. Harry Redknapp has already tipped him to reach 20 goals this term, suggesting a central role for the in-form England man, and as our most natural finisher he is mainly in the team to score goals. Defoe is currently eighth in the Golden Boot betting.

Peter Crouch will perhaps play the most games out of the four, but he is known more for his link-up play and assists – his partnership with Defoe might prove the most productive forward combination this season.

It is hard to see a major role for Roman Pavlyuchenko. The Russian found Cup goals easier to come by last season and the chances of him getting a good run in the league team will depend on injuries to others or him hitting a purple patch.

The manager clearly likes having Robbie Keane in the team, proven by his decision to pair him with Defoe in the season opener against Liverpool, despite the inherent problems of having two ‘little men’ up front.

Keane will sometimes play a deeper or wider role, reducing his chances of hitting the net regularly. However, he is 10th on the all-time Premier League scoring list for a reason and might be hard to leave out if he gets on a roll. Nonetheless, Defoe is the Spurs man to follow in the goalscoring markets.

13 comments

  1. what makes you think the crooch is going to play the most games for us? if the first two games are anything to go by, he might not get much of a look in... Ekotto and Bassong are more prolific than him...
  2. Wtf, why ask this question so early in the season! thats dumb.
    Crouch won't play the most, Defoe is the one of our four thats is closest to guaranteed starting, the other 3 battle it out. At to claim we have the best strike force is stupid, just because we have 4 strikers, Chelski's strike force is still alot more leathal than us. Hell, crouch and Pav are not proven goal scores, just peeps for the goal scores to play off. Keane, as shown these first two games, misses LOTS of chances, he is actually better in the gap between strikers and midfield, not up front scoring.
  3. I think if Pav is given a run of 3 games he will find his feet and score, he is better than Crouch. I am with Martin Jol , I think if you have a short striker , you need a tall striker too (look how many crosses from the wing occurred in both games of our games). Defoe does look amazing at the moment, but it will be a long season.
  4. I still have hope to see Pav on the pitch soon.

    COYS!!!
  5. Yeah after 2 wins I think Spurs are gonna win the league and next year the champions league and world domination awaits. Don't get to excited you've won 2 games and 1 of them against Hull. the wheels will come off around January and Spurs will run out of steam.
  6. Errr, we've played two games - Let's not get the medal cabinet dusted down just yet.

    Good start but feet on the ground time.
  7. i think they are all rubbish and you will not get in the top 4 ,no harm in dreaming ha ha lmao
  8. ye I agree lol
  9. http://www.slbenfica.pt/Informacao/Futebol/Noticias/CompraRedPass.asp?Adepto=Defoe

    check this out !
  10. I am a West Ham fan, and despite not liking Tottenham or Jermaine Defoe can admit that he certainly deserves a place in Englands starting eleven with his form now, and also feel that some of you fans should not get carried away dding pressures to your team claiming a top four finish. But that is only an opinion.
  11. We have one twice (once against top 4 team) We have scored 7 goals, we are high on confidance so why not debate!!!! I feel Defoe will be top scorer I also belive Crouch is Englands all time leading goals to games ratio scorer, hes now in a quality and confident team so there is no reason he cannot score many goals, Am confused why Arsenal fans are on our forum? maybee those French forums are to tricky for there little brains.
  12. hahahah... u chat shit
  13. Haha, the Gooners and Spammers are worried I think. Your time will come soon... COYS!