Be honest, who else has been frantically trying to figure out the dangermen for Greece before Scotland face them in the Nations League play-off double-header?
Us too. So we called on Greek football expert and host of the Hellas Football Podcast, Stephen Kountourou, to give us the lowdown on the lads trying to stop Steve Clarke’s side.
For Scotland, though, it’ll be about trying to shackle Christos Tzolis.
The Club Brugge striker is enjoying a stellar season and impressed in his club’s Champions League journey before it was ended in the last 16 by Aston Villa.
The 23-year-old netted three times for Greece in 2024, including two in the Nations League, in addition to his eight goals and five assists this season for his club.
“Tzolis is the biggest key man for Greece,” Kountourou told the Scottish Football Podcast.
“He’s having a very good season, barring the tie against Aston Villa in the Champions League. He didn’t have the best of games in the first leg, but he’s been excellent for us.
“He’s brought the exact kind of creativity and dynamism on the wing that we’ve missed for ages.”
The forward didn’t feature during the failed qualifying campaign for last summer’s Euros under former West Ham manager Gus Poyet.
“That was one of the big reasons why we didn’t reach the tournament itself in Germany last year, because we lacked that kind of energy in our team,” Kountourou added.
“He’s absolutely going to be one of the key players in this tie.”
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