The 2024 Main League Soccer Golden Boot pres. by Audi race is nearing its conclusion with yet another matchday on the playing cards to find out this 12 months’s high goalscorer.
In an attack-heavy league like MLS, groups are likely to prioritize having extra high quality up entrance than they do in protection—which makes for thrilling Golden Boot races. That is to not say that a number of MLS groups haven’t got good defenses, however more often than not the attacking expertise within the league trumps the defensive finish.
MLS is blessed with a number of of the sport’s best-ever objective scorers that performed their commerce in Europe that at the moment are lighting it up week in and week out in North America. The likes of Christian Benteke, Lionel Messi, Denis Bouanga, Luis Suárez and Cucho Hernández have all discovered the again of the web loads of instances in 2024 to stay close to the highest of the Golden Boot standings.
Lionel Messi’s first season in MLS could not have gotten off to a greater begin. The 37-year-old ex-PSG participant tallied an unbelievable 10 objectives in his first eight league appearances of the season. This contains back-to-back braces in opposition to Nashville SC and New England Revolution.
The Herons had been cruising within the early phases of the MLS season because of constant sensible performances from their famous person No. 10.
Reigning Golden Boot winner Denis Bouanga has nearly carried out all the pieces in his energy to retain the top-scoring award in entrance of objective for LAFC. The Gabon worldwide is within the type of his life on the west coast as he is remained pretty constant all through the common season and is 4 objectives off the highest spot from D.C. United’s Christian Benteke with 19 strikes.
Columbus Crew’s glorious second season below Wilfried Nancy has been fueled by their talisman Cucho Hernández. The Crew are favorites to hoist MLS Cup in December for a second straight season because of the Colombian’s 19 league objectives for the Ohio-based membership.
Former Crystal Palace and Liverpool striker Christian Benteke is a near-lock to take residence the goalscoring crown this season with 23 strikes for D.C. United. Benteke is ready to rating so many objectives because of his aerial prowess and skill to bully would-be defenders off the ball within the opposition’s penalty space.
The 33-year-old began the season off on hearth with a hat trick vs. New England Revolution and has continued his electrical kind all all through the season whereas gamers like Luis Suárez and Messi performed much less matches on account of their involvements in Copa América whereas the latter picked up a critical ankle damage that delayed his return to MLS till September. Whereas Messi was injured, Benteke continued to search out the again of the web in the midst of the season to maintain D.C. within the playoff image.
Suárez returned to the Miami camp upon Uruguay’s elimination from Copa América decided to make a late push for the Golden Boot. El Pistolero has logged six objectives in his final eight MLS appearances to creep up the Golden Boot standings and sits on 18 objectives scored with one matchday to go.
His finest pal in Messi has additionally chipped in with three objectives in as many matches to deliver his season-long tally to 17 objectives. Nonetheless, Benteke has remained sharp and targeted to with 9 strikes in his final 9 video games for the Black and Purple to nullify Messi and Suárez’s late efforts.
