Until Arsenal got thrashed 3-0 at Brighton, everything was rosy. The Gunners have the best team in the league, and only Manchester City, thanks to a bunch of signings near the end of the transfer window, can match them. But the Brighton defeat changed the perspective a bit, considering that the whole world suddenly saw how powerless Arsenal can be.And the first criticism began. Not all is bad, nobody is in fear that the Gunners will lose the title come May 2027, but it’s interesting that two former players talked almost identically about one player – Christos Tzolis. The Greek winger came this season from Club Brugge and immediately took a place in the starting 11.🚨 CHRISTOS TZOLIS is likely to miss the following games for Arsenal: ❌ Leeds — October 10 ❌ Lille — October 13 ❌ Nottingham Forest — October 18 ❌ Bayern Munich — October 21 ❌ Everton — October 24 ❌ Fleetwood — October 27 The ONLY certain thing is that he will be back in November, for Arsenal’s first game of the month against Liverpool. 🔴🇬🇷 #Arsenal #Tzolis #AFC #Gunners— Dimitris Manakos (@dimitrismanakos) October 2, 2026 But, there is one aspect of his play that both Thierry Henry and Theo Walcott don’t like."Yes, I’ve been following him for a long time since he was playing for Club Brugge. He’s a very neat team player, he works hard, he’s not shy to be on the ball, he has an eye for a pass, and when he cuts back inside he can he can give you a couple of assists, as we’ve seen already. He hit the ground running straight away. It does help when you arrive and you’re maybe the only attacking player arriving in a team that’s already working, compared with if there are four or five new players and a new manager. You can see that he’s still struggling away from home. He has to understand what’s happening when you play the away in the Premier League, especially as we saw in that Villa game. But that’s normal. Overall, I think he has done well" said the Frenchman.Arsenal could lose nine players worth 350 millionUnlike Henry, Walcott went a bit further and even suggested that the Greek should be dropped for away matches.“They remain a little vulnerable away from home. I like Tzolis, but from what I’ve seen away from home, I haven’t been as impressed. It’s difficult to really shine away from home. You can have those players that are great at home or great at training, but can’t do it away when it really matters. Don’t play him, play someone else, play someone who is going to work for the team or do something different” Walcott said on talkSPORT Drive.UEFA NATIONS LEAGUE – DIVISION ASunday21.45: (4.05) Greece (3.90) Germany (1.85)21.45: (1.17) Netherlands (8.00) Serbia (19.0) 21.45: (1.65) Portugal (4.50) Norway (4.60) 21.45: (3.70) Wales (3.65) Denmark (1.95)***odds are subject to change***
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