Hazard was again largely ineffective during Real's 2-2 draw against unfancied Belgian side Club Brugge on Tuesday night.
But Casemiro admitted the 28-year-old needs time to adapt to life at the Santiago Bernabeu and backed his ability after being tipped to fill the sizeable void left by Cristiano Ronaldo.
'(Hazard) is trying, but football is (about) goals,' Casemiro told Marca.
'We know he is among the world's top five (players) and it is normal to have a period of adaptation.'
Casemiro felt his side must peform better than how they did in the first half but praised the effort and spirit shown by his team to rescue a point.
'In the first half we didn't do well,' said the 27-year-old.
'I didn't see the fans leaving (the stadium) angry and in the second half, they supported us a lot.
'I haven't seen them supporting us as much as today.
'We have to play like we did the second half, and we should never ask for forgiveness because we always try to do our best.'
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