Christos Tzolis may have solved Arsenal’s biggest weakness in bid to defend Premier League title

SportFootballChristos Tzolis may have solved Arsenal’s biggest weakness in bid to defend Premier League titleArsenal’s Greek winger returned to the scene of his Premier League debut five years ago as a player transformedLawrence Ostlere at Emirates Stadium Friday 21 August 2026 23:18 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b3037375","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/christos-tzolis-arsenal-coventry-b3037375.html","title":"Christos Tzolis may have solved Arsenal’s biggest weakness in bid to defend title"}}CloseCan ANYBODY Stop Arsenal From Winning The Premier League AgainInside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sportGet our free Inside Sport newsletterGet our free Inside Sport newsletterEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"pianoFieldName":"receiveInsideSportNews","regTitle":"Inside Sport","subscriptionGroup":"inside_sport","subscriptionGroupId":"9cec95c5-a973-40ac-9b05-03d636c07853","type":"sport","pathPrefix":["/sport","/f1"],"associatedAuthors":["Lawrence Ostlere","Kieran Jackson"],"title":"Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sport","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Sport newsletter","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/InsideSport1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideSport","regSourceSection":"Football","regSourceNewsletter":"NSC"},"isClimate":false}In the summer of 1993, Manchester United won the title and then signed Roy Keane in a British record transfer. In 2001, United won the title and then bought Ruud van Nistelrooy. In 200...