Lukaku is being frustrated by this player at Chelsea

Popular football star and pundit Tony Cascarino seems to have come to the defence of Romelu Lukaku at Chelsea over his latest poor form.

Lukaku has been in the news since Sunday after he made only seven touches during the EPL clash vs Crystal Palace.

However, Cascarino, in his statement has said Lukaku is frustrated by his fellow Chelsea teammates, especially Hakim Ziyech.

Cascarino stressed that Ziyech is one of the players who would not want to bring the ball into the box for the Belgian but always wants to score by himself.

Lukaku’s poor form saw Thomas Tuchel benched him for their Champions League victory against Lille on Tuesday.

“Lukaku is one who wants to get on your shoulder, into space and wait for the ball to come in behind that back line where he can have that half a yard and use his strength to score a goal,” he told talkSPORT.

“Chelsea are not a crossing team. Ziyech can be on the ball and he is a deliverer of the ball into good areas.

“He also takes a lot of shots and he’s looking to try and get it in there in the top corner.

“It’s a very frustrating time for him [Lukaku] and to have seven shots in the game, where one’s a kick-off and one’s a clearance, it clearly tells you he’s very frustrated,” he said.