Posted August 2, 2009
If you’re looking to place a season long bet then look no further than the top goal scorer market. There is always plenty of value to be had and trading opportunities available.
Fernando Torres is the strong favourite at 9/2, Torres scored 14 goals last season in 24 matches. Torres is prone to injury and has been faced with long spells on the sideliness due to reoccuring hamstring problems. If Torres can stay fit then he will certainly get 20+ goals for his club.
Didier Drogba suffered a series of knee injuries last season and struggled to regain fitness which saw Nicholas Anelka play as Chelsea’s lone forward for much of the campaign and end the season as the league’s top goal scorer. Drogba enjoyed a return to his goal scoring form when he returned in February scoring four goals in five games under temporary boss Guus Hiddink. Drogba previously expressed his interest to move clubs but recently pledged his future to Chelsea by signing a new contract. Drogba is currently 12/1 on the exchanges to finish as the premier league’s top goal scorer.
Could Michael Owen be one of the most astute signings by Sir Alex Ferguson yet? Owen cost nothing and has already notched up 4 goals in pre-season friendlies. Owen looks physically fit and if he can avoid injury this season he could well finish as the league’s top goal scorer. Owen can be backed at 14/1 on Betfair.
With the departure of Emmanuel Adebayor to Manchester City it will be down to 24/1 shot Robin Van Persie to find the goals for Arsenal. Van Persie finished as the fifth top goal scorer last season and with no obvious replacements for Adebayor, Van Persie could find himself playing as the only natural striker for the gunners at the start of the season.
Fellow team mate Andrei Arshavin who joined the club last season has already made an impact with 6 goals in 12 games. Arshavin looks to be a tasty prospect at 30/1.
Aston Villa’s John Carew looks to be massively overpriced at 100/1. Carew finished with 11 goals in the premier league and 15 in all competitions last season. Carew’s season was plagued with injury and he only played 1906 minutes on the pitch or the equivalent of 11 games.
Tottenham’s Robbie Keane can also be backed at 100/1. Keane endured a torrid time at Liverpool last season scoring only 5 goals in 19 appearances. When in form Keane is a 20 goal a season player and no one could argue with that. The only concern I would have with Keane is the arrival of Peter Crouch from Portsmouth. With so many strikers now available to Harry Redknapp there is a question mark over who will play as first choice in attack.
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Dan said on August 14, 2009 @ 4:52 pm
My monies on Darren Bent. His track record proves he can get goals when given enough playing time, Sunderland will do that.