Chelsea's Hakim Ziyech rates his start for this season and names reasons for struggling

Hakim Ziyech has admitted that an untimely injury and homesickness exacerbated his ‘difficult’ start in Chelsea. The 27-year-old has scored just two goals in 18 appearances since his move this summer. However, Ziyech will hope to improve under new boss Thomas Tuchel and says he now feels ‘fully settled’ at Chelsea following a ‘difficult’ start in England. "I am now six or seven months here and I have started to adapt to things more and more," Chelsea's No 22 told the club's official website. "At the beginning everything is new and it is nice but I really also love to be around my family and my mother and my brothers and friends, but at this time it is not possible. "So after a while it was a little bit difficult but you start to get used to it. "I have not met the fans properly yet. The fans had a game when they could come to watch and then I got injured after 25 minutes against Leeds! "Hopefully better times will come and everybody will be able to come to the stadium. "Of course, the last six months did not go exactly how I wanted to think it would but it is what it is and you still need to keep improving. "I had that bad luck with my injury when I came in but still there is time. I know for sure I believe in myself that I can do it and I can reach the same level as I used to have at Ajax here at Chelsea." Join us on Telegram! Source- Metro

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