I wasn't expecting a poll straight away but my choice coming in was going to be Van Persie. If He has a great tourney that could elevate his chances of leaving Arsenal even more than before. not like he needs anymore proof, winning best player and scoring most of Arsenal's goals. He's key to the team but if Arsene loses him he'll be looked like an idiot again just like what happened last transer markets with Cesc.

This is me without reading anything that has been said in this thread

Itachii

Poland12466 Posts

June 07 2012 21:18 GMT

#45

I'd vote for Ronaldo, but since Portugal gets eliminated in group stage i say Benzema~

Pandemona

Charlie Sheens House51493 Posts

June 07 2012 21:25 GMT

#46

TORRESSSSSSS!! I might put £5 on him down at bookies too just because :3

TheBrow

Germany47 Posts

June 07 2012 21:38 GMT

#47

Proably someone no one expects. Benzema, Lewa or Llorente? Most likely someone of the Top3, because more Games = More Goals. Özil/Müller maybe... hard to predict!

Markwerf

Netherlands3728 Posts

June 07 2012 22:09 GMT

#48

I'd put my money on Benzema , Kerzhakov or Silva.
Just looking at the players v Persie, Gomez, Ronaldo and Torres/LLorente are probably better but I wouldn't choose them.
Topscores usually make most goals in the poule fase and poule B is just so difficult that the German, Dutch and Portugese players are not so likely to score much there. Besides there is a decent chance one of them, especially Ronaldo or v Persie, doesnt evne advance after the pool. Except for Ronaldo those guys are not even the clear cut number ones. Sure they will most likely be the starting eleven but might not play the full 90 because of great players on the bench or even worse might not start the next game if their replacement happens to do well (Klose instead of Gomez, Hunterlaar instead of v Persie etc.) For Torres/Llorente it's even worse as it's hard to predict who will even play or they won't be swapped much. Spain also tends to score more with midfielders it seems anyway.

France is underrated, has an easy pool (especially as Ukraine's team might be sick/recovering) and Benzema is their definatey number one. Russia has the easiest pool by far so they have a decent chance to provide the topscorer even if they don't get past the quarters. Silva for spain also looks a reasonable choice to me as I think he will play all the time and is just a very important player who scores often (and for spain), torres just hasn't been good for years.

Badfatpanda

United States9719 Posts

June 07 2012 22:15 GMT

#49

It's a tough call, friend just asked me yesterday and today I see this thread, so I guess I'll post what I told him ^^. I'd love to Van Persie to take it home, but I have a feeling Müller will give him a run for his money and if Torres gets enough game-time, I'd put him up there too. But it's sooooo hard to call before things get underway, welcome the distraction though, HYPE!

kyllinghest

Norway1607 Posts

June 07 2012 22:26 GMT

#50

Many people suggesting Torres, but don't forget that Spain only scored 8 goals in 7 matches in the WC. Adding that to the fact that he doesn't really fit into the national team I can't really see him taking it. His talent is no doubt world class though. I see Silva is mentioned aswell, but he is no goal scorer. I don't think its gonna be RvP either, as it seems Huntelaar is the topscorer and main striker of the Netherlands.

I still think there is a very good chance the topscorer is a Russian, they play offensively and have arguably the easiest opposition. Kerzhakov fighting!

FireBlast!

United Kingdom5251 Posts

June 07 2012 22:53 GMT

#51

On June 08 2012 04:50 chalice wrote:
how do you put a bunch of backups in the poll over lewandowski?

Id be very surprised if Poland get far enough for him to be a contender. Also who are the backups in the poll?

chalice

United States1945 Posts

June 07 2012 23:19 GMT

#52

On June 08 2012 07:53 FireBlast! wrote:

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Id be very surprised if Poland get far enough for him to be a contender. Also who are the backups in the poll?

why? you don't think group A is by far the easiest group to advance out of?

i don't think a lot of playing time is guaranteed for klose, huntelaar, or even torres.

lefix

Germany1082 Posts

June 07 2012 23:48 GMT

#53

lewandowski is going to destroy greece tomorrow. and with the home advantage, i expect poland to play a bigger role in this tournament.

AIOL!

France962 Posts

June 08 2012 13:08 GMT

#54

Olivier Giroud

More seriously i think Gomez takes it.

chalice

United States1945 Posts

June 08 2012 13:14 GMT

#55

On June 08 2012 22:08 AIOL! wrote:
Olivier Giroud

More seriously i think Gomez takes it.

apparently it's looking like klose will actually be starting over gomez for some reason

FireBlast!

United Kingdom5251 Posts

June 08 2012 13:19 GMT

#56

On June 08 2012 08:19 chalice wrote:

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why? you don't think group A is by far the easiest group to advance out of?

i don't think a lot of playing time is guaranteed for klose, huntelaar, or even torres.

I think group A is by far the hardest to predict, it's a real coinflip

popzags

Poland604 Posts

June 09 2012 11:30 GMT

#57

Top contenders IMO: 1. Thomas Mueller 2. Karim Benzema 3. Cristiano Ronaldo.

It will highly depend on style of the teams and some single-match performances. You know how it goes, one hat-trick in 5-0 won match can clinch it for some guy noone is considering yet. However, Germany is most likely to go all along to the final and I don't quite believe in Gomez. Benzema and Ronaldo were terrific last season so they will perform as well.

kyllinghest

Norway1607 Posts

June 09 2012 12:21 GMT

#58

On June 07 2012 09:59 kyllinghest wrote:
Pogrebnyak or Kerzhakov could very well win it if the Russian machine is fully functioning.

For christs sake, Kerzhakov should easily have netted a hattrick yesterday. He is robbing me of my glory!

Vin{MBL}

5185 Posts

June 09 2012 13:55 GMT

#59

Don't think v. Persie will be anywhere near the Golden Boot. He's the main man at Arsenal, but just another player for the national team IMO.

EDIT: For golden boot I'd go with Torres, Muller, or Sneijder.

Drake

Germany6146 Posts

June 09 2012 14:02 GMT

#60

i absolutly cant understand why there is no Thomas Müller in the list since he is the title defender from last world cup xD ofc he will makes it again !

On June 09 2012 22:55 Vin{MBL} wrote:
Don't think v. Persie will be anywhere near the Golden Boot. He's the main man at Arsenal, but just another player for the national team IMO.

EDIT: For golden boot I'd go with Torres, Muller, or Sneijder.

torres ? ....