Lukaku take two
Straight Outta Cobham: The Athletic FC's Chelsea show
The Athletic
4.9 • 871 Ratings
🗓️ 9 August 2021
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
The 2021-22 Premier League season beckons - but not before a quick trip over to Belfast...
Matt Davies-Adams has got Simon Johnson and Liam Twomey along for the ride as we take a closer look at the finer details of the impending return of Romelu Lukaku.
There's a preview of Wednesday night's Super Cup - which sees Chelsea take on Europa League winners Villarreal - and your questions answered as anticipation builds ahead of the new campaign.
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| 0:00.0 | The Athletic. |
| 0:02.7 | This is Straight Out of Cobham, the Chelsea FC podcast from The Athletic. |
| 0:16.6 | Twice a week, we convened to chat Chelsea comprehensively, from Alonzo to Ziesh, on today's show. |
| 0:22.7 | Lukaku latest, the first silverware of the season is up for grabs and your questions answered. |
| 0:28.1 | Available for free, wherever you get your podcasts and add free on the athletic. |
| 0:31.7 | This is straight out of Cobham. |
| 0:43.5 | Hey gang, it's me, Matt Davis-Adams here with you again. We've gone with two up front today. |
| 0:48.5 | Liam Toomey's been scraped off the ceiling after his loving with Kai to join us. How are you doing, Liam? |
| 0:55.1 | I'm good, I'm good. It's also here to be a celebrationary pod of the Mind Series Champions 2021. |
| 1:00.4 | Default, the two sweetest words in the English language is Samus Simpson once said. |
| 1:05.1 | Also joining us and getting ready to go to Belfast is Simon Johnson. Hi Simon. |
| 1:27.8 | Hello, I'm the Timo Verna of this partnership. I sometimes miss the target with some of the things I have to say but occasionally I'll come good but sometimes on side even always makes the runs though always makes the runs especially to the airport speaking of strikers first on the agenda. Lukaku's talking us about Romilly. |
| 1:34.4 | His Lukaku wants it on his left. Once it on his left. Oh, and boy does he deliver. |
| 1:39.9 | And it's cut back to Lukaku. Razor sharp. It's Lukaku. |
| 1:46.3 | Lukaku batters it home. Game set a match in fine style. |
| 1:47.2 | Straight to Lukaku. |
| 1:51.3 | What a fantastic finish from Romolu Lukaku. The predatory Lukaku has pounced. |
| 1:54.5 | It's Romolu Lukaku and it was never in doubt. |
| 1:58.2 | So last week we said it was close. |
| 2:00.0 | Today I guess we're saying it's even closer. |
| 2:02.1 | The athletic reporting on Sunday that on that day in Belgium, |
| 2:05.6 | Romululukaki was having a medical ahead of his return to Stamford Bridge. |
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