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Higuain's problem is psychological, says Crespo

The former Argentina forward says the Juventus striker has never recovered from some infamous misses for the national team

Gonzalo Higuain struggles with the burden of having missed clear-cut chances in major finals, Argentina great Hernan Crespo has suggested.

The Juventus striker has long been one of the most clinical strikers in European club football but has forged a reputation for fluffing his lines on the biggest of stages.

Higuain was criticised by some fans for failing to score in key games during his Real Madrid career, but his most infamous misses have come for the national team, with the 29-year-old guilty of spurning golden opportunities in the finals of the World Cup and the last two Copas America.