On The Ball: Lukaku the personification of Chelsea's misfiring attack

Lukaku (above) has twice appeared to be on a different wavelength to teammate Hakim Ziyech. PHOTO: EPA-EFE
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Romelu Lukaku and Hakim Ziyech headed off the Brighton pitch, disagreement evident as they discussed an overhit pass.

It wasn't the first time they had been on a different wavelength: Three days earlier, at Manchester City, Lukaku had squandered a promising opening by passing to Ziyech, who was still more culpable by being offside throughout the move.

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