‘His quality will show at the end, just give him time’ — Ziyech says of struggling Chelsea player
Chelsea wizard Hakim Ziyech is in his second year at the club, and the Moroccan has had to overcome so many tough times.
Now seen as one of the team’s most important players following his recent form, Ziyech has now backed teammate Romelu Lukaku to hit back top form.
The Belgian has struggled to replicate his Inter Milan form at Chelsea, and his goals have since dried up since the first few games of the season.
But for Ziyech, he’s sure that Lukaku’s quality will show at the end.
“He has shown it for years, there is no question of his quality. In the beginning, it was all good. He came back from injury, he caught Covid. Is there any question about his quality or whatever? He showed it for the last few years. It is just a matter of time,” Ziyech said.
“Everybody [has to adjust]. That is something we have to work on and we still work on. Sometimes in games it’s really good and sometimes a bit less. I think there is still a lot of space to improve.
“If you look at some teams we are playing against, they play in a back five. He is by himself against three defenders. Is that not hard?
“It doesn’t matter who you are, if you have three defenders of course it is hard to find your space or whatever it is.
“For example, he makes an action against one, but the other one is coming as well. He also needs his space for his runs or whatever.
“It’s quite normal if every time you play against three defenders. It is really difficult at a time when we play football right now. It is hard.”