Maurizio Sarri has called on Gonzalo Higuain to start firing for Chelsea, as he admits that his side's goals can be undermined by the 31-year-old's inability to adapt to English football.
The forward recently announced his retirement from Argentina's international duty to focus on club football, but he has so far only managed to net three goals in his 10 appearances in English football.
His goals have come against Huddersfield Town and Fulham, as the Blues face another relegation candidate in Cardiff City on Sunday afternoon.
Sarri thinks Higuain needs to get back to his best before it’s too late, as he aims to convince Chelsea to take up £32 million ($42m) clause to make his loan move permanent.
"I would like to see him at the top in the last two months," Sarri told reporters. "At the moment, only this is really important. We need Gonzalo at the top. It is not easy, I think, to get used to this championship.
"The level is different. The way of playing is different. I think especially for a striker it is very difficult to get used to the Premier League in just one or two months. He said to me that it is difficult because the physical impact of the defenders here is really very strong.
"The referees here are really very different than in Italy, and so it is another football for him and especially for a striker or goalkeeper. It is really very different, so he needs time, but we have no time. We need him to get to his top level in these last two months."
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