Maurizio Sarri says Gonzalo Higuain, from Chelsea, goes beyond his goals | Football News

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Chelsea head coach Maurizio Sarri praised the arrival of striker Gonzalo Higuain and the qualities he possesses

Maurizio Sarri says Gonzalo Higuain will give more than goals to Chelsea after his loan last week.

Higuain scored two goals in his Premier League debut in Huddersfield's 5-0 defeat by Chelsea, but Sarri has a broader view for the Argentine striker in preparation for Manchester City's trip , world champion this weekend. Sky Sports Premier League from 15:30 on Sunday.

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The role played by another Chelsea striker, Olivier Giroud, was highlighted as a liaison with top scorer, Eden Hazard, but Sarri said the new Higuain, coached by the Italian for a season to Naples in 2015/16, can serve as foil for the midfielder and find the back of the net.

"Gonzalo is an excellent player, an excellent striker," said Sarri Sky sports. "He played very well in Madrid, in Naples, with Juventus, he came out very motivated and I think it will be very useful for us.

"He can score, of course, but he's really very good at playing with his teammates too, he can be very useful for Eden. [Hazard] and Willian. "

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Phil Thompson said last week that Higuain was already a big improvement for Olivier Giroud and Alvaro Morata

Sarri admitted he had a hard time motivating his players since coming to Chelsea this summer, causing them to lose 2-0 at Arsenal in January, before Bournemouth came in 4-0 later in the month.

They responded to this latest defeat by winning their own victory over Huddersfield, but Sarri remains unsatisfied until he sees the consistency of his side.

Higuain scored the best goal of his career with 38 goals in a season with Sarri

He said: "After the game against Huddersfield, I was really happy with the result and the performance, but now I know we need consistency, we need to stay at the same level of performance for a long time, especially mentally. .

"We did not do anything different to prepare ourselves, we worked on the offensive movements because we did something wrong during the offensive move in the first half at Bournemouth, but the second was a disaster. in the defensive phase, but I wanted to start from the first half.

"This season, we have had a bad approach in some very important games – Arsenal, Tottenham, so I want to know if the players need motivation for this game after the match!"

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