Comments on: Who Will Take the Golden Boot at Euro 2008?

By: beckham

beckham — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 09:15:15 +0000

i will get the boot

By: Laurie

Laurie — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 21:18:09 +0000

John, we’re all kicking ourselves for leaving Villa undrafted in our Editor Fantasy Draft. (But I do have Zlatan.)

By: john

john — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 21:15:17 +0000

I don’t know if anyone will revisit this post, but my pick (Villa) scored a hat trick in game 1.

Villa 3
Ibrahimovich 1
Toni 0
Klose 0
Gomez 0
Ronaldo 0

I know that this is only after 1 round, but I’m rarely right about anything, so it takes very little encouragement to get me gloating (albeit prematurely). But Phil deserves credit too, for going as far as to call the hat trick!

By: daniboy786

daniboy786 — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 15:13:49 +0000

its all about ronaldo although i believe that the giant koller will make a mark as well as young benzema

But ronaldo will do what his done 4 united all season

By: hattrick11

hattrick11 — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 01:59:47 +0000

I agree with Baz, Klose has a great chance at this.

By: Baz

Baz — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 23:54:09 +0000

I got a multi bet with germany to be the top goal scorers

and also in that multi klose to score the most in the german team

they got an easy group

By: Phil

Phil — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 21:13:37 +0000

Spain is surely going to romp through their group, again, and limp out in the quarters. However, in those first 3 matches, I predict they will inflict severe defeats on both Russia and Greece, and one striker may be fortunate enough to collect a hat trick or two. Fernando Torres, perhaps?

By: Inara

Inara — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 20:15:14 +0000

I don’t think the top striker will come from Group C. In a group like that, defenses will be extra tight simply because all four teams have such terrific options up front. I expect a lot of draws and narrow wins in that group as opposed to goalfests.

By: john

john — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 19:44:02 +0000

I’ll go out on a limb here, and tip either David Villa or Ibrahimovich. These players are both used to playing against the best defenses in League play (Spain and Italy) unlike the players above. Villa (if he fully recovers from the ankle injury he recently incurred) will have some of the best service in the tournament, a la the red fury’s supurb midfield, and “el guaje” will do better than Torres at creating/taking chances against packed defenses. So my pick is David Villa.

By: Wade

Wade — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 19:08:35 +0000

So much of it can be down to good fortune. Germany may have an edge in that they’re a quality team playing a supposedly sub-par Austria. But one striker may not get all the goals if they bang 4 past them. And club form is no indicator of international form. Players play different roles, quality of players around them differ and chemistry can be hard to duplicate. I’d be surprised if C-Ron came away with the award, even though I’d love for Portugal to do well.