Tammy Abraham supports the struggling teammate

signed

on a £47.5 million contract from

. The German had a good start at Stamford Bridge but he gradually lost his form and couldn’t keep up his good performance.

He got off on the right foot with eight goals by November, but since then, he has only managed to score once in 16 appearances.

The pressures mounted up after the 24-year-old missed a penalty against Luton in the FA Cup.

Now Chelsea English striker,

has backed his misfiring teammate.

“I feel that to be a new player coming into the Premier League it is never easy. I have had my struggles last season where I went a couple of games without scoring myself, so I know the pressure that comes with it.”

Abraham said.

“You just have to keep getting into the right areas and putting yourself out there. One thing I love about Timo is that even in hard times he always works his socks off. He is a top player and it is always good to have those players around you.

“As a striker you just have to keep making the runs and getting yourself in those positions. Eventually it will come for you.

“That’s one thing that getting into football does to you.

“There is always pressure. Good times and bad times, there is always pressure in football. But I feel like that is what we signed on for, to deal with the pressure.

“It is about how we overcome the bad times and when we are having the good times, how to celebrate those as well. For us as a team we just need to stick together and work hard, go back to basics - what we are good at.”

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