mr. tsakalotos. ing to be different from varoufakis who was perhaps a lightning rod for europeans? what we probably have from euclid tsakalotos is more of a change in style than of substance. he is a very buttoned-down, low-key guy in his personality. varoufakis did not get down with european partners. in terms of his politics and ideology, tsakalotos is cut from the same cloth. he is a stalwart member of the left-wing ruling party in greece. this is a change in tone rather than a change in the substance behind it. erik: does the fact he is an oxford man count for anything with european creditors? matt: it is ironic he has pre-much the same educational biography of george osborne, who is someone he probably agrees with little. yes, he has plenty in common with some of the people he will deal with. then again, so did varoufakis. varoufakis is an australian citizen employed by the university of texas. there is a degree of cultural overlap. at the end of the day, syriza and its leaders are very left wing