10 "Golden Boot" Candidates For 2013/14 Premier League Season

4. Fernando Torres

The most talked-about striker in English football, for all the wrong reasons. However, there is a reason Chelsea shelled out a reputed £50 million for the Spaniard. Back in 2007-8, he scored a mouthwatering 24 goals, and broke Robbie Fowler's record as the fastest player to break 50 league goals for Liverpool, with 18 in the following season. However, his move to Chelsea has heralded an embarrassing dry spell for the most expensive striker in English League history. He has scored a miserly 15 league goals in 3 seasons, since his mid-season switch in 2010-11, and with 8 strikes last time out from 36 appearances, he will have a fair bit of form-rediscovering to do before he gives Van Persie and company any nightmares.
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Diarmuid is a freelance student and studious sports journalist operating out of the wilds of Dublin, Ireland. His specialist subjects include the English Premier League, the GAA, and track and field athletics.