Christos Tzolis

No, you're absolutely right.

In games, champions find ways to win games even when they're playing very poorly.

And in this case, it was only the second time that a team out-created, out-shot... and had higher hex G than Libyakos since the arrival of Aguatillo.

So you have to find a way to get it done, and we did, miraculously.

This is what defines for me a good striker.

And Ormiga does that too.

Ormiga's always hawking those second balls.

And it just makes me wonder, man, like...

It gave us nothing, man.

And, um, and I think now going forward for the next few weeks while we're still without Christos Tzolis, who I've said earlier in the pod, I'm not convinced he's elite just yet, but who walks back into this eleven because he's still so much better than what we're getting out of the other players, generally speaking.

However, um, I think moving forward over the next few weeks, you have to give Noni Madueke a run of games on that left-hand side because he's proven himself to be far more effective and impactful than Eberechi Eze is.

Before the season even kicks off, soccer fans are already making predictions.

And the reality is, I would have said that about Eze if he'd got the moment.

I would have said that about Tsolis if he were in the team.

I know, I'm very much looking at one or two moments here and there and just going, well, that's your guy, go for it.

And that's probably not a sensible way to make decisions about who's in your starting level or not because Arteta will see these guys in training and know more off the pitch and know about their mentality and their personal lives and their fitness levels and all these different things.

Both teams missing key players.

In terms of injuries, William Saliba, Piero Hincapié, Martin Zubimendi, and Christos Tzolis are all ruled out for the hosts, whilst Hamza Igamane and Tiago Santos are missing for the visitors.

Ethan Mbappé is also out injured, but he would have missed the match in any event because of the red card he received in Lille's three-two home defeat against Real Betis.

Although there's plenty of time left in the league stage in which to move up the table, getting points on the board early is still advantageous.

Yes.

Uh, s- Christos Tzolis is out for weeks, uh, with a hamstring injury he picked up with Greece.

And two more casualties of the international break as well.

Eddie Nketiah and Kai Havertz are both facing a fitness tests before the weekend.

They have doubts over Konza, Meslier, and Ben White, though I expect they'll all be fine.

I also expect Declan Rice to be fine and Max Domino to be fine, but Kai Havertz probably misses out, and Christos Tzolis will miss out, so there will be a change at left wing.

For Leeds, no Mateo Joseph.

He's done for a while with the ACL anyway.