Arsenal — FIFA Soccer Manager 97

Arsenal appointed Arsène Wenger as manager in September 1996, after the season had started under Bruce Rioch. Wenger's arrival would transform the club, the league, and English football. The Frenchman introduced continental methods, diet, and a new philosophy.

The Gunners

Nickname

English Premier League

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Highbury

Stadium · 38,500 capacity

London

Area

Bruce Rioch

Manager

72.0

Squad avg · 26 players

Best XI — 4-4-2

FOR

FOR

Full Squad

#	Position	Player	Nationality	Age	Rating
1	GK	David Seaman Skills Move Speed 72 Agility 94 Acceleration 70 Stamina 71 Strength 74 Fitness 72 Skill Shooting 16 Passing 72 Heading 25 Control 47 Dribbling 26 Tack Tackling Determination 44 Tackling Skill 42 GK GK Kick 87 GK Throw 87 GK Handling 95 Other Cool 87 Awareness 93 Flair 24 Throw-in 29 Leadership 80 Consistency 88 Determination 64 Greed 35 Position ratings GK 89 RB 56 LB 56 CD 50 RWB 50 LWB 50 SW 59 DM 64 RM 59 LM 59 AM 60 RW 53 LW 53 FR 52 FOR 40 SS 42	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	32	89
2	RB	Lee Dixon Skills Move Speed 70 Agility 69 Acceleration 71 Stamina 74 Strength 76 Fitness 71 Skill Shooting 39 Passing 49 Heading 61 Control 67 Dribbling 62 Tack Tackling Determination 79 Tackling Skill 79 GK GK Kick 20 GK Throw 27 GK Handling 14 Other Cool 73 Awareness 76 Flair 43 Throw-in 72 Leadership 64 Consistency 76 Determination 81 Greed 49 Position ratings GK 47 RB 74 LB 74 CD 74 RWB 67 LWB 67 SW 69 DM 65 RM 60 LM 60 AM 58 RW 58 LW 58 FR 61 FOR 54 SS 53	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	32	74
3	LB	Nigel Winterburn Skills Move Speed 69 Agility 63 Acceleration 66 Stamina 72 Strength 81 Fitness 69 Skill Shooting 31 Passing 46 Heading 58 Control 61 Dribbling 56 Tack Tackling Determination 71 Tackling Skill 75 GK GK Kick 28 GK Throw 18 GK Handling 17 Other Cool 74 Awareness 75 Flair 37 Throw-in 69 Leadership 68 Consistency 76 Determination 78 Greed 42 Position ratings GK 46 RB 71 LB 71 CD 70 RWB 62 LWB 62 SW 65 DM 62 RM 56 LM 56 AM 54 RW 54 LW 54 FR 57 FOR 49 SS 48	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	32	71
4	DM	Patrick Vieira Skills Move Speed 78 Agility 73 Acceleration 71 Stamina 75 Strength 82 Fitness 85 Skill Shooting 70 Passing 84 Heading 78 Control 81 Dribbling 51 Tack Tackling Determination 78 Tackling Skill 80 GK GK Kick 21 GK Throw 21 GK Handling 14 Other Cool 75 Awareness 79 Flair 67 Throw-in 39 Leadership 40 Consistency 68 Determination 64 Greed 32 Position ratings GK 49 RB 78 LB 78 CD 77 RWB 70 LWB 70 SW 75 DM 81 RM 78 LM 78 AM 78 RW 70 LW 70 FR 69 FOR 73 SS 73	🇫🇷 French	20	81
5	CD	Steve Bould Skills Move Speed 68 Agility 59 Acceleration 52 Stamina 64 Strength 84 Fitness 70 Skill Shooting 26 Passing 30 Heading 76 Control 58 Dribbling 35 Tack Tackling Determination 75 Tackling Skill 78 GK GK Kick 13 GK Throw 27 GK Handling 18 Other Cool 67 Awareness 76 Flair 18 Throw-in 45 Leadership 71 Consistency 79 Determination 83 Greed 38 Position ratings GK 44 RB 72 LB 72 CD 74 RWB 53 LWB 53 SW 61 DM 57 RM 47 LM 47 AM 44 RW 40 LW 40 FR 45 FOR 44 SS 41	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	33	74
6	CD	Tony Adams Skills Move Speed 74 Agility 68 Acceleration 55 Stamina 67 Strength 90 Fitness 72 Skill Shooting 34 Passing 32 Heading 90 Control 61 Dribbling 32 Tack Tackling Determination 85 Tackling Skill 83 GK GK Kick 24 GK Throw 25 GK Handling 20 Other Cool 68 Awareness 77 Flair 23 Throw-in 47 Leadership 90 Consistency 78 Determination 88 Greed 41 Position ratings GK 48 RB 77 LB 77 CD 80 RWB 56 LWB 56 SW 64 DM 61 RM 50 LM 50 AM 47 RW 42 LW 42 FR 47 FOR 50 SS 46	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	29	80
7	AM	David Platt Skills Move Speed 74 Agility 79 Acceleration 69 Stamina 83 Strength 75 Fitness 75 Skill Shooting 70 Passing 76 Heading 70 Control 79 Dribbling 69 Tack Tackling Determination 65 Tackling Skill 74 GK GK Kick 31 GK Throw 19 GK Handling 15 Other Cool 77 Awareness 76 Flair 65 Throw-in 39 Leadership 90 Consistency 62 Determination 79 Greed 32 Position ratings GK 50 RB 73 LB 73 CD 73 RWB 71 LWB 71 SW 73 DM 74 RM 74 LM 74 AM 74 RW 72 LW 72 FR 72 FOR 71 SS 72	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	30	74
8	FOR	Ian Wright Skills Move Speed 87 Agility 77 Acceleration 85 Stamina 83 Strength 88 Fitness 80 Skill Shooting 88 Passing 68 Heading 80 Control 74 Dribbling 75 Tack Tackling Determination 40 Tackling Skill 41 GK GK Kick 21 GK Throw 12 GK Handling 23 Other Cool 55 Awareness 85 Flair 85 Throw-in 40 Leadership 45 Consistency 79 Determination 74 Greed 78 Position ratings GK 51 RB 57 LB 57 CD 53 RWB 67 LWB 67 SW 68 DM 64 RM 68 LM 68 AM 70 RW 75 LW 75 FR 78 FOR 82 SS 80	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	32	82
9	AM	Paul Merson Skills Move Speed 78 Agility 79 Acceleration 78 Stamina 76 Strength 82 Fitness 86 Skill Shooting 75 Passing 80 Heading 54 Control 75 Dribbling 86 Tack Tackling Determination 50 Tackling Skill 55 GK GK Kick 22 GK Throw 20 GK Handling 19 Other Cool 79 Awareness 85 Flair 81 Throw-in 58 Leadership 62 Consistency 69 Determination 63 Greed 67 Position ratings GK 52 RB 63 LB 63 CD 60 RWB 74 LWB 74 SW 73 DM 71 RM 74 LM 74 AM 76 RW 80 LW 80 FR 80 FOR 75 SS 76	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	28	76
10	FOR	Dennis Bergkamp Skills Move Speed 86 Agility 80 Acceleration 78 Stamina 82 Strength 83 Fitness 82 Skill Shooting 90 Passing 82 Heading 75 Control 83 Dribbling 85 Tack Tackling Determination 48 Tackling Skill 45 GK GK Kick 22 GK Throw 15 GK Handling 27 Other Cool 87 Awareness 92 Flair 91 Throw-in 38 Leadership 50 Consistency 72 Determination 67 Greed 78 Position ratings GK 57 RB 63 LB 63 CD 59 RWB 72 LWB 72 SW 73 DM 72 RM 76 LM 76 AM 78 RW 82 LW 82 FR 85 FOR 85 SS 85	🇳🇱 Dutch	27	85
11	LW	Glenn Helder Skills Move Speed 87 Agility 79 Acceleration 85 Stamina 56 Strength 69 Fitness 57 Skill Shooting 65 Passing 63 Heading 42 Control 68 Dribbling 75 Tack Tackling Determination 31 Tackling Skill 32 GK GK Kick 24 GK Throw 17 GK Handling 13 Other Cool 67 Awareness 68 Flair 75 Throw-in 41 Leadership 43 Consistency 57 Determination 51 Greed 64 Position ratings GK 47 RB 45 LB 45 CD 42 RWB 62 LWB 62 SW 60 DM 54 RM 62 LM 62 AM 63 RW 71 LW 71 FR 73 FOR 68 SS 67	🇳🇱 Dutch	27	71
13	GK	Vince Bartram Skills Move Speed 44 Agility 78 Acceleration 59 Stamina 61 Strength 62 Fitness 65 Skill Shooting 10 Passing 52 Heading 31 Control 59 Dribbling 16 Tack Tackling Determination 38 Tackling Skill 23 GK GK Kick 70 GK Throw 71 GK Handling 75 Other Cool 76 Awareness 78 Flair 23 Throw-in 9 Leadership 76 Consistency 67 Determination 42 Greed 33 Position ratings GK 73 RB 41 LB 41 CD 37 RWB 36 LWB 36 SW 42 DM 47 RM 42 LM 42 AM 43 RW 39 LW 39 FR 41 FOR 33 SS 35	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	27	73
14	CD	Martin Keown Skills Move Speed 73 Agility 57 Acceleration 56 Stamina 65 Strength 80 Fitness 69 Skill Shooting 29 Passing 44 Heading 73 Control 61 Dribbling 34 Tack Tackling Determination 78 Tackling Skill 80 GK GK Kick 18 GK Throw 23 GK Handling 21 Other Cool 68 Awareness 79 Flair 24 Throw-in 46 Leadership 64 Consistency 77 Determination 84 Greed 47 Position ratings GK 45 RB 75 LB 75 CD 76 RWB 56 LWB 56 SW 64 DM 64 RM 55 LM 55 AM 52 RW 46 LW 46 FR 49 FOR 47 SS 45	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	30	76
15	RM	Ray Parlour Skills Move Speed 68 Agility 66 Acceleration 69 Stamina 75 Strength 66 Fitness 74 Skill Shooting 57 Passing 81 Heading 45 Control 65 Dribbling 70 Tack Tackling Determination 34 Tackling Skill 36 GK GK Kick 19 GK Throw 19 GK Handling 23 Other Cool 69 Awareness 73 Flair 66 Throw-in 46 Leadership 47 Consistency 56 Determination 62 Greed 74 Position ratings GK 47 RB 49 LB 49 CD 45 RWB 60 LWB 60 SW 61 DM 63 RM 66 LM 66 AM 69 RW 71 LW 71 FR 69 FOR 62 SS 65	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	23	66
19	SW	Remi Garde Skills Move Speed 70 Agility 69 Acceleration 68 Stamina 68 Strength 71 Fitness 83 Skill Shooting 60 Passing 71 Heading 69 Control 70 Dribbling 41 Tack Tackling Determination 69 Tackling Skill 69 GK GK Kick 17 GK Throw 19 GK Handling 17 Other Cool 59 Awareness 72 Flair 50 Throw-in 42 Leadership 51 Consistency 46 Determination 55 Greed 41 Position ratings GK 44 RB 67 LB 67 CD 67 RWB 61 LWB 61 SW 65 DM 70 RM 67 LM 67 AM 67 RW 60 LW 60 FR 59 FOR 63 SS 63	🇫🇷 French	30	65
20	FOR	Chris Kiwomya Skills Move Speed 75 Agility 65 Acceleration 86 Stamina 68 Strength 70 Fitness 70 Skill Shooting 67 Passing 52 Heading 68 Control 63 Dribbling 63 Tack Tackling Determination 35 Tackling Skill 35 GK GK Kick 20 GK Throw 10 GK Handling 18 Other Cool 62 Awareness 72 Flair 71 Throw-in 40 Leadership 35 Consistency 61 Determination 53 Greed 78 Position ratings GK 44 RB 48 LB 48 CD 46 RWB 57 LWB 57 SW 58 DM 52 RM 56 LM 56 AM 57 RW 63 LW 63 FR 66 FOR 68 SS 65	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	26	68
22	AM	Ian Selley Skills Move Speed 68 Agility 59 Acceleration 67 Stamina 76 Strength 61 Fitness 78 Skill Shooting 68 Passing 74 Heading 56 Control 65 Dribbling 65 Tack Tackling Determination 49 Tackling Skill 56 GK GK Kick 21 GK Throw 27 GK Handling 12 Other Cool 69 Awareness 73 Flair 63 Throw-in 48 Leadership 41 Consistency 64 Determination 59 Greed 61 Position ratings GK 43 RB 60 LB 60 CD 58 RWB 63 LWB 63 SW 65 DM 66 RM 67 LM 67 AM 68 RW 68 LW 68 FR 67 FOR 66 SS 66	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	22	68
23	DM	Valur Gislason Skills Move Speed 56 Agility 52 Acceleration 48 Stamina 75 Strength 77 Fitness 76 Skill Shooting 52 Passing 63 Heading 62 Control 56 Dribbling 46 Tack Tackling Determination 61 Tackling Skill 68 GK GK Kick 36 GK Throw 21 GK Handling 21 Other Cool 72 Awareness 78 Flair 40 Throw-in 50 Leadership 56 Consistency 68 Determination 80 Greed 46 Position ratings GK 44 RB 68 LB 68 CD 66 RWB 56 LWB 56 SW 62 DM 66 RM 60 LM 60 AM 60 RW 54 LW 54 FR 54 FOR 54 SS 54	🇮🇸 Icelandic	18	66
24	GK	John Lukic Skills Move Speed 43 Agility 79 Acceleration 61 Stamina 61 Strength 62 Fitness 67 Skill Shooting 17 Passing 68 Heading 28 Control 71 Dribbling 19 Tack Tackling Determination 38 Tackling Skill 31 GK GK Kick 71 GK Throw 70 GK Handling 75 Other Cool 70 Awareness 75 Flair 24 Throw-in 23 Leadership 82 Consistency 78 Determination 49 Greed 34 Position ratings GK 74 RB 45 LB 45 CD 41 RWB 40 LWB 40 SW 46 DM 55 RM 52 LM 52 AM 53 RW 46 LW 46 FR 45 FOR 37 SS 42	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	35	74
25	CD	Scott Marshall Skills Move Speed 63 Agility 50 Acceleration 51 Stamina 60 Strength 76 Fitness 66 Skill Shooting 24 Passing 35 Heading 68 Control 50 Dribbling 28 Tack Tackling Determination 74 Tackling Skill 70 GK GK Kick 9 GK Throw 21 GK Handling 16 Other Cool 60 Awareness 62 Flair 16 Throw-in 41 Leadership 52 Consistency 62 Determination 79 Greed 44 Position ratings GK 37 RB 65 LB 65 CD 66 RWB 48 LWB 48 SW 54 DM 54 RM 46 LM 46 AM 43 RW 38 LW 38 FR 40 FOR 40 SS 38	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	23	66
27	FOR	Paul Shaw Skills Move Speed 71 Agility 66 Acceleration 77 Stamina 66 Strength 67 Fitness 72 Skill Shooting 71 Passing 64 Heading 66 Control 66 Dribbling 66 Tack Tackling Determination 53 Tackling Skill 43 GK GK Kick 33 GK Throw 22 GK Handling 16 Other Cool 60 Awareness 57 Flair 60 Throw-in 44 Leadership 44 Consistency 46 Determination 45 Greed 57 Position ratings GK 43 RB 51 LB 51 CD 51 RWB 60 LWB 60 SW 58 DM 57 RM 61 LM 61 AM 62 RW 65 LW 65 FR 65 FOR 68 SS 67	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	22	68
28	AM	Stephen Hughes Skills Move Speed 69 Agility 67 Acceleration 67 Stamina 72 Strength 77 Fitness 69 Skill Shooting 76 Passing 67 Heading 65 Control 60 Dribbling 55 Tack Tackling Determination 50 Tackling Skill 55 GK GK Kick 29 GK Throw 24 GK Handling 23 Other Cool 72 Awareness 75 Flair 55 Throw-in 45 Leadership 43 Consistency 49 Determination 63 Greed 48 Position ratings GK 48 RB 60 LB 60 CD 58 RWB 60 LWB 60 SW 63 DM 64 RM 63 LM 63 AM 64 RW 63 LW 63 FR 63 FOR 68 SS 67	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	19	64
29	LM	Adrian Clarke Skills Move Speed 68 Agility 70 Acceleration 62 Stamina 54 Strength 54 Fitness 58 Skill Shooting 62 Passing 42 Heading 61 Control 54 Dribbling 60 Tack Tackling Determination 68 Tackling Skill 70 GK GK Kick 27 GK Throw 15 GK Handling 7 Other Cool 55 Awareness 68 Flair 66 Throw-in 31 Leadership 37 Consistency 49 Determination 41 Greed 43 Position ratings GK 40 RB 64 LB 64 CD 65 RWB 62 LWB 62 SW 62 DM 57 RM 55 LM 55 AM 54 RW 56 LW 56 FR 59 FOR 61 SS 58	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	21	55
30	LB	Gavin McGowen Skills Move Speed 67 Agility 56 Acceleration 66 Stamina 65 Strength 75 Fitness 66 Skill Shooting 30 Passing 51 Heading 58 Control 56 Dribbling 56 Tack Tackling Determination 72 Tackling Skill 72 GK GK Kick 25 GK Throw 29 GK Handling 19 Other Cool 60 Awareness 65 Flair 33 Throw-in 67 Leadership 56 Consistency 62 Determination 75 Greed 46 Position ratings GK 42 RB 67 LB 67 CD 67 RWB 61 LWB 61 SW 63 DM 61 RM 57 LM 57 AM 55 RW 54 LW 54 FR 55 FOR 47 SS 47	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	20	67
31	LM	Matthew Rose Skills Move Speed 68 Agility 53 Acceleration 72 Stamina 69 Strength 73 Fitness 68 Skill Shooting 60 Passing 74 Heading 52 Control 58 Dribbling 58 Tack Tackling Determination 69 Tackling Skill 70 GK GK Kick 36 GK Throw 23 GK Handling 18 Other Cool 63 Awareness 72 Flair 31 Throw-in 46 Leadership 48 Consistency 52 Determination 76 Greed 41 Position ratings GK 42 RB 67 LB 67 CD 66 RWB 64 LWB 64 SW 68 DM 70 RM 68 LM 68 AM 68 RW 64 LW 64 FR 61 FOR 59 SS 59	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	20	68
36	FOR	Nicolas Anelka Skills Move Speed 76 Agility 70 Acceleration 81 Stamina 65 Strength 60 Fitness 71 Skill Shooting 75 Passing 52 Heading 66 Control 61 Dribbling 64 Tack Tackling Determination 30 Tackling Skill 38 GK GK Kick 15 GK Throw 18 GK Handling 14 Other Cool 60 Awareness 73 Flair 65 Throw-in 48 Leadership 47 Consistency 67 Determination 50 Greed 56 Position ratings GK 44 RB 49 LB 49 CD 47 RWB 58 LWB 58 SW 58 DM 53 RM 56 LM 56 AM 57 RW 63 LW 63 FR 66 FOR 70 SS 67	🇫🇷 French	17	70