Gonzalo Higuain 'rests on laurels'

The Argentina international has been criticised for putting on weight and ex-Napoli trainer Corrado Saccone knows why.

“Higuain would be the best in the world if he had the right mentality to match the talent in his feet,” Saccone told Radio CRC.

“He has such great technique and physical strength, but he doesn’t make the most of it. I am talking about motivation here.

“Higuain knows he is good and therefore at times rests on his laurels. Even in training he just doesn’t give 100 per cent, whereas in my experience Edinson Cavani and Ezequiel Lavezzi gave 200 per cent.”

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