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.

English Premier League

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Highbury

Stadium · 38,500 cap

London

Area

Bruce Rioch

Manager

72.2

Squad avg · 25 players

Best XI — 4-4-2

FOR

FOR

Full Squad

#	Position	Player	Nationality	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	English	89
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	Dutch	85
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	English	82
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	French	81
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	English	80
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	English	76
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	English	76
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	English	74
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	English	74
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	English	74
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	English	74
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	English	73
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	English	71
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	Dutch	71
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	French	70
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	English	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	English	68
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	English	68
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	English	68
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	English	66
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	Icelandic	66
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	English	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	French	65
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	English	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	English	55