RICKY'S SWOS 96/97 BUYING PLAYERS GUIDE V4.0

Welcome to Ricky's Buying Players Guide! This is the ultimate sensi soccer players guide on the Internet. I have compiled a list of over 150 recommended sensi players that I have come across in this game. I have treked the whole SWOS globe for talented players that are worthy in any team. Bargain buys to world class players with their statistics such as price, position and a cool description of how I rate that player. The whole point of it all is getting a good player. But adding quality at an affordable price may not always be a problem.

This page will help you to search for players which are not on the current market which enables you to build on your current squad because it gives you an insight of a wide variety of talented players not listed on your current transfer market. One of the many reasons I wrote this page is because not every player which you buy on the transfer market is what is expected. For example you highlight all their skills and yes, It matches your requirements but when you select him for a game he turns out to be a dud player! You can spend millions upon millions of pounds and he turns out to be a dud player. Speed? what speed??? You call this shooting??? - I hate being ripped off!

If you have noticed your favorite players are not amongst this guide then I may have thought he wasn't good enough for a place on the guide or I haven't noticed the player.

Different players are allocated with different levels of skills. The description I have given are my own opinions while I tested the player, some people may have a different view to mine . Below I will show you the current squad I am working with in my latest career. So the players in my first team are cool players I can recommend you.

RICKY C K TANG


Current Squad

Club : Manchester United
First Team 4-4-2:


Reserves

Gabriel Batistuta - Attacker
Faustino Asprilla - Attacker
Alessandro - Attacker
Jardel - Attacker
Carlos - Midfielder
Fabinho - Left Winger
Moises - Midfielder
Karel Poborsky - Right Winger
David Beckham - Midfielder
Alan Stubbs - Defender
Lilian Thuram - Defender
Gianluca Festa - Left Back

Total Squad Value = £105M

Honours



Table of Contents

F = Finishing, S = Speed, V = Power! C = Control, H = Heading, P = Passing, T = Tackling

GoalKeepers

Defenders

Midfielders

Strikers


Sensible World of Soccer 96/97 Hall of Fame


George Weah


Gary Pallister


Peter Schmeichel


Fabinho


Carlos


Marcel Desailly


Gabriel Batistuta





GoalKeepers

Name: Peter Schmeichel
Country: Denmark
Club: Manchester United - England
Position: GK
Price Tag: £4.5M
Skills: n/l
Description: Wonderwall! Very alert and easily the best keeper in the game. Consistance goalkeeper
Ranking:


Name: Vitor Baia
Country: Portugal
Club: Barcelona - Spain
Position: GK
Price Tag: £2.25M
Skills: n/l
Description: Great keeper who is tough to beat
Ranking:


Name: Dida
Country: Brazil
Club: Cruzerio - Brazil
Position: GK
Price Tag: £800K
Skills: n/l
Description: Decent shot-stopper
Ranking:


Name: Nigel Martyn
Country: England
Club: Leeds United - England
Position: GK
Price Tag: £2M
Skills: n/l
Description: Shot-stopper! Very good keeper to keep most shots at bay
Ranking:


Name: David James
Country: England
Club: Liverpool - England
Position: GK
Price Tag: £1.5M
Skills: n/l
Description: Very alert. Has a great grip on the ball and rarely lets the ball slip pass on close range strikes. wise buy!
Ranking:


Name: Drazen Ladic
Country: Croatia
Club: Croatia Zagreb - Croatia
Position: GK
Price Tag: £500K
Skills: n/l
Description: Good at times. Covers angles well
Ranking:


Name: Zetti
Country: Brazil
Club: Sao Paulo - Brazil
Position: GK
Price Tag: £1.8M
Skills: n/l
Description: Confident Keeper
Ranking:


Name: Kasey Keller
Country: USA
Club: Leicester City - England
Position: GK
Price Tag: £800K
Skills: n/l
Description: Cheap but good
Ranking:


Name: Andreas Kopke
Country: Germany
Club: Marseille - France
Position: GK
Price Tag: £2.75M
Skills: n/l
Description: Truly excellent keeper!
Ranking:


Name: Luca Marchegiani
Country: Italy
Club: Lazio - Italy
Position: GK
Price Tag: £1.8M
Skills: n/l
Description: A good steady keeper with a nice grip. Good at rebounds
Ranking:


Name: Maciej Szczesny
Country: Poland
Club: Legia Warsaw - Poland
Position: GK
Price Tag: £450K
Skills: n/l
Description: Very cheap GK but has good reflexes but, can he handle the English Premiership?
Ranking:


Name: Fabian Barthez
Country: France
Club: Monaco - France
Position: GK
Price Tag: £950K
Skills: n/l
Description: Very alert and tough to score pass who should have a higher value surely! Bargain buy.
Ranking:


Name: Taffarel
Country: Brazil
Club: Atletico Mineiro - Brazil
Position: GK
Price Tag: £3M
Skills: n/l
Description: Excellent keeper. Good at close encounter attacks and difficult to beat. You get what you pay for with Taffarel
Ranking:


Name: Michel Preud'homme
Country: Belgium
Club: Benfica - Portugal
Position: GK
Price Tag: £1M
Skills: n/l
Description: A very cool GK for a cool million
Ranking:


Name: Tim Flowers
Country: England
Club: Blackburn Rovers - England
Position: GK
Price Tag: £1.8M
Skills: n/l
Description: Good at dealing with angle shots, difficult to score pass
Ranking:


Name: Bernard Lama
Country: France
Club: Paris St-Germain - France
Position: GK
Price Tag: £2.75M
Skills: n/l
Description: Very good keeper. Long range stopper
Ranking:


Name: David Seaman
Country: England
Club: Arsenal - England
Position: GK
Price Tag: £1.6M
Skills: n/l
Description: Rock solid keeper. Good against any type of shots. Strikers must out smart him to score most of the time
Ranking:


Strikers


Name: Alan Shearer
Country: England
Club: Newcastle - England
Position: Left Attacker
Price Tag: £15M
Skills: FHS
Description: An out-and-out goalscorer. Not that great a speed but is a great finisher and header of the ball. £15M, your paying for his name as he is only worth around £8M
Ranking:


Name: Andy Cole
Country: England
Club: Manchester United - England
Position: Attacker
Price Tag: £3.5M
Skills: HFS
Description: Great speed and finisher, worth the tag!
Ranking:


Name: Marcelo
Country: Brazil
Club: PSV Eindhoven - Holland
Position: Attacker
Price Tag: £1.6M
Skills: VHF
Description: Fast attacker. Sprinter for the ball and a decent shot on target
Ranking:


Name: Gabriel Batistuta
Country: Argentina
Club: Florentina - Italy
Position: Left Attacker
Price Tag: £10M
Skills: HFS
Description: An Assassin! Very fast and has a wicked shot, strong on the ball with control and powerful heading
Ranking:


Name: Gianfranco Zola
Country: Italy
Club: Parma - Italy
Position: Right Attacker
Price Tag: £9M
Skills: FSV
Description: Great goalscorer and quick! same as Chiesa really
Ranking:


Name: Enrico Chiesa
Country: Italy
Club: Parma - Italy
Position: Left Attacker
Price Tag: £10M
Skills: FSV
Description: Fast with control, finishing and a rocket shot
Ranking:


Name: Stephane Chapuisat
Country: Switzerland
Club: Bor. Dortmund - Germany
Position: Right Attacker
Price Tag: £6M
Skills: FSV
Description: A striker who can release a thunder-bolt shot. Speedy and very good on the right side
Ranking:


Name: Gilles de Bilde
Country: Belgium
Club: Anderlecht - Belgium
Position: Left Attacker
Price Tag: £1.9M
Skills: FSV
Description: Sharp shooter with super pace and can finish like the best!
Ranking:


Name: Flavio Conceicao
Country: Brazil
Club: Palmeiras - Brazil
Position: Attacker
Price Tag: £1.9M
Skills: FSC
Description: Pacey with or without ball. Controls ball well
Ranking:


Name: Valdas Ivanauskas
Country: Lituania
Club: Hamburg - Germany
Position: Left Attacker
Price Tag: £1M
Skills: FSV
Description: Fast with ballcontrol and a good shot
Ranking:


Name: Ramon Medina Bello
Country: Argentina
Club: Yakuhema Merunos - Japan
Position: Attacker
Price Tag: £3.5M
Skills: HSV
Description: Good shot on goal with speed and heading
Ranking:


Name: Pingo
Country: Brazil
Club: Flamengo - Brazil
Position: Right Attacker
Price Tag: £3M
Skills: FSV
Description: Lightening speed with a wicked shot but first touch and ballcontrol could be better. Great buy!
Ranking:


Name: Alessandro Del Piero
Country: Italy
Club: Juventus - Italy
Position: Attacker
Price Tag: $15M
Skills: HFS
Description: A very sharp striker. Has venom in his shot and some speed. Top-class header of the ball. £15million? - too expensive!
Ranking:


Name: Fabrizio Ravenelli
Country: Italy
Club: Middlesbrough - England
Position: Right Attacker
Price Tag: £7M
Skills: HSF
Description: Fast with ball control and can score loads of goals on the right. Wages may include his gas bill! (just kidding!)
Ranking:


Name: Emile Heskey
Country: England
Club: Leicester City - England
Position: Left Attacker
Price Tag: £1.6M
Skills: FHS
Description: Great striker with a good shot
Ranking:


Name: Jurgen Klinsmann
Country: Germany
Club: Bayern Munich - Germany
Position: Right Attacker
Price Tag: £9M
Skills: HSF
Description: Great finisher, ball control speed and shooting. Like Rava but better. Very good in the air, very sharp
Ranking:


Name: Alessandro
Country: Brazil
Club: Vasco da Gama - Brazil
Position: Right Attacker
Price Tag: £6M
Skills: FSV
Description: A excellent striker with the pace, control and power to come up with the goals
Ranking:


Name: Giuseppe Signori
Country: Italy
Club: Lazio - Italy
Position: Attacker
Price Tag: £8M
Skills: FSV
Description: Prolific goalscorer, Hook Line & Sinker! Great finisher with power and pace
Ranking:


Name: Giovane Elber
Country: Brazil
Club: VFB Stuttgart - Germany
Position: Attacker
Price Tag: £4.5M
Skills: HFS
Description: Top-notch goal getter with super finishing & power!
Ranking:


Name: Franca
Country: Brazil
Club: Sao Paulo - Brazil
Position: Attacker
Price Tag: £1.8M
Skills: FSC
Description: Playmaker. Top-class ballcontrol and speedy. Good at making deep runs avoiding tackles but not a decent shooter
Ranking:


Name: Filippo Inzaghi
Country: Italy
Club: Atalanta - Italy
Position: Left Attacker
Price Tag: £850K
Skills: FSV
Description: A deadly striker at a cut price. No ballcontrol but a great finisher and is quick. Good for deep cover
Ranking:


Name: Giovanni Silva
Country: Brazil
Club: Barcelona - Spain
Position: Right Attacker
Price Tag: £4.5M
Skills: FSV
Description: Not that quick but makes up with his cannon shot with finishing. Give him space and he will find the net most of the time!
Ranking:


Name: Stan Collymore
Country: England
Club: Liverpool -England
Position: Right Attacker
Price Tag: £6M
Skills: FHS
Description: Great finisher with speed and powerful heading
Ranking:


Name: Masanoki Suzuki
Country: Japan
Club: Jobalo Owata - Japan
Position: Right Attacker
Price Tag: £1.1 M
Skills: SCP
Description: A Japanese striker with speed and top-class control. Not really a goalscorer but a great playmaker!
Ranking:


Name: Faustino Asprilla
Country: Colombia
Club: Newcastle - England
Position: Right Attacker
Price Tag: £6M
Skills: FSV
Description: Goal Ace! Very good striker with the usual deadly combinations, Very effective on the right
Ranking:


Name: Chris Armstrong
Country: England
Club: Tottenham Hotspurs - England
Position: Attacker
Price Tag: £3.5M
Skills: HFS
Description: Excellent striker with great ballcontrol, speedy and a wicked shot. Great buy!
Ranking:


Name: Ivailo Yordanov
Country: Bulgaria
Club: Sporting Lisbon - Portugal
Position: Attacker
Price Tag: £1.8M
Skills: FSV
Description: Sharp striker. Terrific speed and deadly shooting with some control. A finisher
Ranking:


Name: Roberto Baggio
Country: Italy
Club: AC Milan - Italy
Position: Attacker
Price Tag: £9M
Skills: FVC
Description: Striker which is good on both sides. Speed Shooting and the finishing is quite unique
Ranking:


Name: Les Ferdinand
Country: England
Club: Newcastle United - England
Position: Attacker
Price Tag: £7M
Skills: FSV
Description: Strong on the ball and able to finish with quality. Has some pace
Ranking:


Name: Davor Suker
Country: Croatia
Club: Real Madrid - Spain
Position: Attacker
Price Tag: £9M
Skills: HFS
Description: No powerful shooting outside the penalty box but deadly inside. Great finisher and very speedy attacker
Ranking:


Name: George Weah
Country: Liberia
Club: AC Milan - Italy
Position: Left Attacker
Price Tag: £15M
Skills: FHS
Description: Top Striker! Long range specialist (40 yard screamer!!!!). Very strong on the ball, like a rhino & class finisher! Very sharp striker
Ranking:


Name: Marco Simone
Country: Italy
Club: AC Milan - Italy
Position: Left Attacker
Price Tag: £3.5M
Skills: FSV
Description: Great striker for that price. With speed and shooting
Ranking:


Name: Oli
Country: Spain
Club: Oviedo - Spain
Position: Attacker
Price Tag: £1.1M
Skills: VFS
Description: Fast without ball, decent shot and has some degree of finishing
Ranking:


Name: Robbie Fowler
Country: England
Club: Liverpool - England
Position: Left sided Attacker
Price Tag: £8M
Skills: FHS
Description: Ok for his price, has a good shot and is quick but not rated highly than others in his calibre
Ranking:


Name: Dennis Bergkamp
Country: Holland
Club: Arsenal - England
Position: Right Attacker
Price Tag: £9M
Skills: FSV
Description: A player who has the ability to keep the ball for long periods cos of his super-glue ballcontrol and great tackling. Speed and shooting are ace. You can ping balls up to him and they'll stick!
Ranking:


Name: Henrik Larsson
Country: Sweden
Club: Feyenoord - Holland
Position: Right Attacker
Price Tag: £1.3M
Skills: VSC
Description: Skillful right striker who is speedy, great ballcontrol and a rocket shot which can scream pass the keeper from fully 25 yards at only 1.3M
Ranking:


Name: Jorge Cadete
Country: Portugal
Club: Celtic - Scotland
Position: Right Attacker
Price Tag: £1.8M
Skills: HVF
Description: Great striker with speed and shooting. Heading is great
Ranking:


Name: Bebeto
Country: Brazil
Club: Dep. La Corana - Spain
Position: Attacker
Price Tag: £9M
Skills: FSV
Description: Has tremendous balance who can cut open the best defences with his speed and control. Releases a rocket shot and cool finisher! Speedy
Ranking:


Name: Eric Cantona
Country: France
Club: Manchester United - England
Position: Attacker
Price Tag: £7M
Skills: FHV
Description: Thunderous shot on goal with exceptional finishing and control. Real predator in the box but lacks speed
Ranking:


Name: Igor Protti
Country: Italy
Club: Lazio - Italy
Position: Right Attacker
Price Tag: £3M
Skills: HFS
Description: A good striker on the right. Know's where the goal is that's for sure!
Ranking:


Name: Mariano Bombarda
Country: Italy
Club: Metz - France
Position: Attacker
Price Tag: £750K
Skills: FSV
Description: Some speed. Great power shot and a finisher
Ranking:


Name: Jardel
Country: Brazil
Club: FC Porto - Portugal
Position: Attacker
Price Tag: £3M
Skills: FHS
Description: Confident striker with the ability to sprint with the ball and can release a great shot. Good in the air. Great buy
Ranking:


Name: Florian Maurice
Country: France
Club: Lyon - France
Position: Attacker
Price Tag: £2M
Skills: FSV
Description: Decent speed and shooting with ok ballcontrol
Ranking:


Name: Gianluigi Lentini
Country: Italy
Club: Atalanta - Italy
Position: Right Attacker
Price Tag: £1.5M
Skills: SPC
Description: Able to run with the ball and chase. Neat passing but control is average
Ranking:


Name: Jean-Pierre Papin
Country: France
Club: Bordeaux - France
Position: Left Attacker
Price Tag: £1.3M
Skills: SFV
Description: Not a bad striker, a sprinter
Ranking:


Name: Nick Barmby
Country: England
Club: Middlesbrough - Engalnd
Position: Right Attacker
Price Tag: £4.5M
Skills: FSC
Description: Fast with ballcontrol and is a great buy at the price for a 4 and a half star player. Can set up alot of goals for the left handed striker. Scores himself too. Playmaker
Ranking:


Name: Pavel Kuka
Country: Chzec
Club: Kaiserslautern - Germany
Position: Attacker
Price Tag: £2.25M
Skills: FVP
Description: Has speed and a good passer of the ball and great shooting power
Ranking:


Name: Sean Dundee
Country: South Africa
Club: Karlsruhe - Germany
Position: Attacker
Price Tag: £1.5M
Skills: SFH
Description: Speedy attacker some control with finishing
Ranking:


Name: Tommy Johnson
Country: England
Club: Aston Villa - England
Position: Atacker, both sided
Price Tag: £1.1M
Skills: SFV
Description: Very cheap but effective. Speed and shooting, little else. Good for very deep cover, if your not in the position to buy Simone then recommended
Ranking:


Name: John Spencer
Country: Scotland
Club: Chelsea - England
Position: Right Attacker
Price Tag: £1.6M
Skills: SVP
Description: Speed-devil with neat control. Good shooting & passing
Ranking:


Name: Ronaldo
Country: Brazil
Club: Barcelona - Spain
Position: Left Attacker
Price Tag: £9M
Skills: HFS
Description: Excellent ballcontrol with a magic first touch on the ball. Good shooting power
Ranking:


Name: Marcello Otero
Country: Uraguay
Club: Vicenza - Italy
Position: Attacker
Price Tag: £1.9M
Skills: FCS
Description: A class finisher with speed & control
Ranking:


Name: Efan Ekoku
Country: Nigeria
Club: Wimbeldon - England
Position: Left Attacker
Price Tag: £950K
Skills: SVF
Description: A great finisher who can release a thunder-bolt. Speedy
Ranking:


Midfielders


Name: Marcel Desailly
Country: France
Club: AC Milan -Italy
Position: Defending Midfielder/Defender
Price Tag: £5M
Skills: TPH
Description: Ball-Winner! The best defending midfielder. Speed tackling and has a wicked shot on goal. Can also play as a defender, great versatile player. Very strong on the ball. Can out run the opponents midfield.
Ranking:


Name: Sander Solberg
Country: Norway
Club: Viking - Norway
Position: Defending Midfielder
Price Tag: £300K
Skills: SCT
Description: Good buy for cover player. Good speed with ok ballcontrol but cannot hold the ball for too long. But what did you expect at £300K
Ranking:


Name: Franck Durix
Country: France
Club: Neguya Grempas - Japan
Position: Attacking Midfielder
Price Tag: £1.6M
Skills: PCV
Description: Great pace with control and the shot is not bad, but not great either
Ranking:


Name: Dejan Savicevic
Country: Yugoslavia
Club: AC Milan - Italy
Position: Attacking Midfielder
Price Tag: £9M
Skills: PCV
Description: The best attacking midfielder in the game. Marvellous ball player, great passing, controlling and a cannon shot. Midfield gem!
Ranking:


Name: Roberto Rambaudi
Country: Italy
Club: Lazio - Italy
Position: Right Wing
Price Tag: £1.5M
Skills: VCS
Description: Average speed with neat ballcontrol. Has a wicked shot on goal!
Ranking:


Name: Belletti
Country: Brazil
Club: Sao Paulo - Brazil
Position: Left Wing
Price Tag: £2.25M
Skills: SCP
Description: Speedy left wing who glides pass defenders
Ranking:


Name: Carlos
Country: Brazil
Club: Atletico Mineiro - Brazil
Position: Attacking Midfielder
Price Tag: £2.75M
Skills: PVS
Description: Great passer of the ball with a wicked shot, very fast and can score loads of goals in midfield. I rate him as a £6million player
Ranking:


Name: Thomas Hassler
Country: Germany
Club: Karlsruhe - Germany
Position: Attacking Midfielder
Price Tag: £3M
Skills: PCV
Description: Classy midfielder. Very similar to Carlos, better controller of the ball
Ranking:


Name: Nelio
Country: Brazil
Club: Flamengo - Brazil
Position: Attacking Midfielder
Price Tag: £1.1M
Skills: CSP
Description: Has speed and control. Can run with ball deep into the opponents half and make chances happen
Ranking:


Name: Karel Poborsky
Country: Czech
Club: Manchester United - England
Position: Right Wing
Price Tag: £2.25M
Skills: CSP
Description: Very Good sprinter and control with the ball but no good shot on him
Ranking:


Name: Gustavo Zapata
Country: Argentina
Club: Yakuhema Merunos - Japan
Position: Defending Midfielder
Price Tag: £1.9M
Skills: PCV
Description: Good ballcontrol with speed but poor tackling
Ranking:


Name: David Bisconti
Country: Argentina
Club: Yakuhema Merunos - Japan
Position: Attacking Midfielder
Price Tag: £1.8M
Skills: CSP
Description: Very stable midfielder with great control, speed and passing. Also has a great shot despite his 3 main skills listed
Ranking:


Name: Lee Carsley
Country: England
Club: Derby County - England
Position: Defending Midfielder
Price Tag: £800K
Skills: VST
Description: Good at chasing for the ball because he is quick and can tackle
Ranking:


Name: Sasa Curcic
Country: Yugoslavia
Club: Aston Villa - England
Position: Right Wing
Price Tag: £3.5M
Skills: SPT
Description: Great pace and passing. Has a powerful shot depending where he is on the park
Ranking:


Name: David Beckham
Country: England
Club: Manchester United - England
Position: Attacking Midfielder
Price Tag: £6M
Skills: PCV
Description: Great passer with speed and control. Also has a cool shot but too costly for his ability level
Ranking:


Name: Marc Overmars
Country: Holland
Club: Ajax - Holland
Position: Left Wing
Price Tag: £5M
Skills: SCP
Description: Speedy with the ball and has some neat passing & control. Great shot too
Ranking:


Name: Fernando Redondo
Country: Argentina
Club: Real Madrid - Spain
Position: Attacking/Defending Midfielder
Price Tag: £2.75M
Skills: PTC
Description: Very neat passing. Speed with control and can tackle. Able to attack aswell which makes him a good central player
Ranking:


Name: Fabinho
Country: Brazil
Club: Cruzerio - Brazil
Position: Left Wing
Price Tag: £1M
Skills: SCP
Description: Supersonic speed! Can simply pick up the ball in the middle of the park and run at defenders with control. Shooting is not great but can score goals because he is smart. Wing Wizard!
Ranking:


Name: Purtr Nourak
Country: Germany
Club: 1860 Munich - Germany
Position: Defending Midfielder
Price Tag: £1M
Skills: PCS
Description: Nice combinations for a defending midfielder who has passing, control and the all important speed. Bargain buy
Ranking:


Name: Jon Andoni Goikoetxea
Country: Spain
Club: Athletic Bilbao - Spain
Position: Right Wing
Price Tag: £1.5M
Skills: STC
Description: Fast right winger with tackling and ballcontrol. Sometimes can ease through a defender like he wasn't there!
Ranking:


Name: Michael Wanger
Country: Austria
Club: Austria Vienna - Austria
Position: Right Wing
Price Tag: £550K
Skills: CSP
Description: Very nifty (smart with the ball) speed and can control it well
Ranking:


Name: Edson
Country: Brazil
Club: Bullmore Hir. - Japan
Position: Defending Midfielder
Price Tag: £950K
Skills: VSP
Description: Fast off the ball, gets into good positions and can boot the ball away
Ranking:


Name: Steve McMananman
Country: England
Club: Liverpool - England
Position: Right Wing
Price Tag: £4.5M
Skills: SCP
Description: Terrific balance with the ball. Can dance through defenders at speed. Shot on goal is good depending on where he is on the park
Ranking:


Name: Ryan Giggs
Country: Wales
Club: Manchester United - England
Position: Left Wing/Attacking Midfielder/Left Attacker
Price Tag: £8M
Skills: SCP
Description: Great player, best left winger in the game. Can get into scoring positions with his control and pace. Releases a cannon shot. Versatile player, great buy!
Ranking:


Name: Lee Sharpe
Country: England
Club: Leeds - England
Position: Left Wing
Price Tag: £3.5M
Skills: CSP
Description: A bit like Macca with the control and speed. Will score a few goals a season
Ranking:


Name: Marcus Martin
Country: Spain
Club: Sevilla - Spain
Position: Defending Midfielder
Price Tag: £850K
Skills: SPC
Description: Very fast with acceptable passing but control could be better
Ranking:


Name: Dmitri Alenichev
Country: Russia
Club: Spartak Moscow - Russia
Position: Right Wing
Price Tag: £850K
Skills: SCF
Description: Sprinter with the ball and has shooting boots
Ranking:


Name: Figo
Country: Portugal
Club: Barcelona - Spain
Position: Left Wing
Price Tag: £4.5M
Skills: SCP
Description: Very fast with control and can let fly a power pack shot
Ranking:


Name: Jay Jay Okochia
Country: Nigeria
Club: Fenerbahce - Turkey
Position: Attacking Midfielder
Price Tag: £800K
Skills: HSV
Description: Heading & speed. Good cover player
Ranking:


Name: Andreas Moller
Country: Germany
Club: Bor Dortmund - Germany
Position: Attacking Midfielder/Defending Midfielder
Price Tag: £4.5M
Skills: PCS
Description: Not that fast with the ball but good at chasing the opponent with it to reclaim and also loose balls. Passing and control are good
Ranking:


Name: Emmanuel Amunike
Country: Nigeria
Club: Sporting Lisbon - Portaugal
Position: Left Wing
Price Tag: £4.5M
Skills: CSF
Description: Can waltz deep down that left flank cos of his control and pace. Has goal potential too!
Ranking:


Name: Kili Gonzalez
Country: Argentina
Club: Zaragoza - Spain
Position: Left Wing
Price Tag: £850K
Skills: SPC
Description: Speedy Gonzalez!
Ranking:


Name: Juninho
Country: Brazil
Club: Vasco da Gama - Brazil
Position: Attacking Midfielder
Price Tag: £7M
Skills: PCV
Description: Great control and very fast with a rocket shot. Has great passing to feed the strikers. Not "thee" the Juninho! (he's crap!)
Ranking:


Name: Jiri Nemec
Country: TCH
Club: Schalke - Germany
Position: Defending Midfielder
Price Tag: £1M
Skills: STP
Description: Very fast who is good at chasing opponents heading for goal to nick the ball off their feet. Has good tackling
Ranking:


Name: Julian Joachim
Country: England
Club: Aston Villa - England
Position: Defending/Attacking Midfielder
Price Tag: £1.5M
Skills: CVS
Description: Very sharp player. Speedy and has a great shot. Very similar to Desailly. Can score a few too. Real Bargain buy
Ranking:


Name: Jesper Blomqvist
Country: Sweden
Club: IFK Gothenburg - Sweden
Position: Left Wing
Price Tag: £650K
Skills: SCT
Description: Very speedy but has a weak shot. Some control and tackling
Ranking:


Name: David Ginola
Country: France
Club: Newcastle United - England
Position: Left Wing
Price Tag: £3M
Skills: SCP
Description: Speed & passing. Control is not great. Donnelly is a much better buy at a third of the price
Ranking:


Name: Georgi Kinkladze
Country: Georgia
Club: Mancester City - England
Position: Attacking Midfielder
Price Tag: £4.5M
Skills: PCV
Description: Quick feet with a wicked shot who has great passing and control
Ranking:


Name: Bazilio
Country: Brazil
Club: Santos - Brazil
Position: Defending Midfielder
Price Tag: £750K
Skills: SCP
Description: Good speed and can hold the ball well. With control and passing
Ranking:


Name: Austin Berkley
Country: England
Club: Shrewsbury Town - England
Position: Left Wing
Price Tag: £180K
Skills: SCP
Description: Control & speedy pretender, Top-Flight football may not suit him. As for goal scoring, he couldn't hit a cow's backside with a banjo!
Ranking:


Name: Brian Laudrup
Country: Denmark
Club: Rangers - Scotland
Position: Left Wing
Price Tag: £5M
Skills: SCP
Description: Great control and has a very hard shot but not quick with the ball, £5M? too much!
Ranking:


Name: Andrei Kanchelskis
Country: Russia
Club: Everton - England
Position: Right Wing
Price Tag: £7M
Skills: CSP
Description: The best right wing player in the game who has lightining speed with control who can run at defenders with ball and releases a thunder-bolt shot. Good passer too
Ranking:


Name: Souza
Country: Brazil
Club: Botafogo - Brazil
Position: Attacking Midfielder
Price Tag: £1.6M
Skills: SPC
Description: Speedy and controls ball exceptionally. Neat passer
Ranking:


Name: Moises
Country: Brazil
Club: Botafogo - Brazil
Position: Defending Midfielder
Price Tag: £1.6M
Skills: PCS
Description: Top-class passer and comfortable on the ball type player. Excellent ballcontrol and can produce telling passes
Ranking:


Name: Simon Donnelly
Country: Scoltland
Club: Celtic - Scotland
Position: Left Wing
Price Tag: £1.3M
Skills: SPV
Description: Superb left winger! Speedy with a rocket shot and at £1.3M, bargain buy! Causes defenders on red alert!
Ranking:


Name: Ian Taylor
Country: England
Club: Aston Villa - England
Position: Defending/Attacking Midfielder
Price Tag: £1.6M
Skills: TVP
Description: Top-speed with a wicked shot. Has tackling but little or no ballcontrol. Can play as an ancher man also
Ranking:


Name: Marcelo Escudero
Country: Argentina
Club: River Plate - Argentina
Position: Left Wing
Price Tag: £1M
Skills: CSP
Description: Great dribbler. Top-class control with speed
Ranking:


Name: Richard Witschge
Country: Holland
Club: Ajax - Holland
Position: Defending Midfielder
Price Tag: £1.9M
Skills: TPC
Description: Excellent midfielder. Top-class tackling & control which makes him tough to go pass. Wicked shot too
Ranking:


Name: Leonardo
Country: Brazil
Club: Koshama Intlers - Japan
Position: Attacking Midfielder
Price Tag: £2M
Skills: CSP
Description: Has the ability to run pass defenders and score goals. Good shooting just outside the penalty box and nice passer of the ball
Ranking:


Defenders


Name: Ruud Gullit
Country: Holland
Club: Chelsea - England
Position: Left Defender/Defending Midfielder/Attacker
Price Tag: £6M
Skills: PSF
Description: Cool player. Speed, ballcontrol, passing, tackling, probably everything. Versatile player who can almost play in most positions without losing his form
Ranking:


Name: Gary Pallister
Country: England
Club: Manchester United - England
Position: Left Defender/Defending Midfielder
Price Tag: £1.6M
Skills: THS
Description: Ball-winner, tackling speed and good shooting. Sometimes you can run towards goal with Pally. Bargain defender compare to others
Ranking:


Name: Tom Boyd
Country: Scotland
Club: Celtic - Scotland
Position: Right Back
Price Tag: £1.5M
Skills: TPS
Description: Very fast, can out wit opponents attackers
Ranking:


Name: Alessandro Nesta
Country: Italy
Club: Lazio - Italy
Position: Right Defender
Price Tag: £950K
Skills: HPS
Description: Wonderful passing with strong heading, speed and also add to that combo, tackling. Little ball control.
Ranking:


Name: Matt Elliot
Country: England
Club: Oxford United - England
Position: Defender
Price Tag: £450K
Skills: SHT
Description: Has speed, tackler at times but tougher opposition, in for a hard time!
Ranking:


Name: Mario Gori
Country: Argentina
Club: Washington DC - USA
Position: Left Back
Price Tag: £500K
Skills: STP
Description: Very fast with ok tackling
Ranking:


Name: Said Fanzlagic
Country: Bosnia
Club: Washington DC - USA
Position: Right Back
Price Tag: £350K
Skills: STC
Description: Very speedy! Has Tackling and control. Bargain right back
Ranking:


Name: Joachim Bjorkland
Country: Sweden
Club: Rangers - Scotland
Position: Right Defender
Price Tag: £1.8M
Skills: THS
Description: Very fast defender who can tackle but clumsey ball control. Great heading
Ranking:


Name: Geoffrey Claeys
Country: Belgium
Club: Feyenoord - Holland
Position: Defender
Price Tag: £1M
Skills: THS
Description: Speedy defender and a cool tackler
Ranking:


Name: Matthias Sammer
Country: Germany
Club: Bor. Dortmund - Germany
Position: Left Defender
Price Tag: £9M
Skills: HPV
Description: Superb defender, good against those £8M+ Strikers. Great passer and powerful in the air
Ranking:


Name: Rene Trost
Country: Holland
Club: Roda JC - Holland
Position: Defender
Price Tag: £750K
Skills: SHC
Description: Top-speed defender with a good shot, heading & ballcontrol. Excellent at winning balls in the air because of his great heading!
Ranking:


Name: Erik Hoftun
Country: Norway
Club: Rosenborg - Norway
Position: Defender
Price Tag: £500K
Skills: HST
Description: Good in the air and alot of speed on the ground. No ballcontrol
Ranking:


Name: Maximilian Heidenreich
Country: Germany
Club: Freiburg - Germany
Position: Defender
Price Tag: £600K
Skills: SHT
Description: Decent defender. Great tackler with speed and heading. Can run pass opponents midfield and beyond! Bargain buy
Ranking:


Name: Alan Stubbs
Country: England
Club: Celtic - Scotland
Position: Defender
Price Tag: £1.6M
Skills: HTS
Description: Great stopper. Superb in the air
Ranking:


Name: Fernando Nelson
Country: Portugal
Club: Aston Villa - England
Position: Right Back
Price Tag: £1.5M
Skills: TSH
Description: Lightening speed & Excellent tackling. Great buy
Ranking:


Name: Paolo Maldini
Country: Italy
Club: AC Milan - Italy
Position: Left Back/Defender/Left Wing
Price Tag: £15M
Skills: STP
Description: The best defender in the game! £15million is asking alot for a right back! Has great tackling and can go on strong speedy runs with the ball. Has shooting believe it or not! Very sharp
Ranking:


Name: Roberto Carlos
Country: Brazil
Club: Real Madrid - Spain
Position: Left Back
Price Tag: £2.75M
Skills: SPV
Description: Great pace with a powerful shot. Free kick & Penalty specialist
Ranking:


Name: Des Walker
Country: England
Club: Sheffield Wednesday - England
Position: Defender
Price Tag: £1.5M
Skills: TSH
Description: A first-class tackler who has the ability to win the ball. Speedy and decent heading. Great buy!
Ranking:


Name: Bixente Lizarazu
Country: France
Club: Athletic Bilbao - Spain
Position: Right Back
Price Tag: £1.6M
Skills: SPC
Description: Tough tackler, speed, passing and control
Ranking:


Name: Paulinho Santos
Country: Portugal
Club: FC Porto - Portugal
Position: Left Back
Price Tag: £2.25M
Skills: TCS
Description: Good combination for a left back with control, speed and tackling
Ranking:


Name: Gianluca Festa
Country: Italy
Club: Inter Milan - Italy
Position: Left Back
Price Tag: £700K
Skills: STV
Description: Very cheap left back but has top-speed with tackling. Ball control is poor though
Ranking:


Name: Julian Dicks
Country: England
Club: West Ham United - England
Position: Defender/Defending Midfielder
Price Tag: £1.3M
Skills: HSV
Description: Great heading. Fast defender and has a powerful shot
Ranking:


Name: Philippe Raschke
Country: France
Club: Strasbourg - France
Position: Right Back
Price Tag: £750K
Skills: STP
Description: Nice cheap skillful right back
Ranking:


Name: Adam Frye
Country: USA
Club: Tampa Bay Muting - USA
Position: Left Back
Price Tag: £300K
Skills: TSH
Description: Very fast and claims to have tackling. Buy for cover player. Bargain buy
Ranking:


Name: Luisinho
Country: Argentina
Club: Sao Paulo - Brazil
Position: Right Back
Price Tag: £4.5M
Skills: STP
Description: The best right back in the game. Speedy with tackling and passing. Ideal skills for an right back
Ranking:


Name: Justin Edinburgh
Country: England
Club: Tottenham Hotspurs - England
Position: Left Back
Price Tag: £750K
Skills: STV
Description: A left back with great pace tackling and a wicked shot on goal if you can manage to get him in a scoring position. Control is poor. Bargain buy!
Ranking:


Name: Gianluca Pessotto
Country: Italy
Club: Juventus - Italy
Position: Left Back
Price Tag: £1.3M
Skills: TSH
Description: Lightening speed!
Ranking:


Name: Stuart Pearce
Country: England
Club: Nottingham Forest - England
Position: Left Back
Price Tag: £1.6M
Skills: TVS
Description: Fast with tackling and great shot
Ranking:


Name: Lee Dixion
Country: England
Club: Arsenal - England
Position: Right Back
Price Tag: £1.5M
Skills: TSH
Description: Great sprinter with the ball and can tackle
Ranking:


Name: Franco Beresi
Country: Italy
Club: AC Milan - Italy
Position: Right Defender/Defending Midfielder
Price Tag: £3.5M
Skills: HTS
Description: Tough to go pass defender. Has pace and power! Can play in midfield too
Ranking:


Name: Phil Babb
Country: Rep Ireland
Club: Liverpool - England
Position: Defender
Price Tag: £1.8M
Skills: TSH
Description: Top-class tackling who is fast and good in the air
Ranking:


Name: Sergio Porrini
Country: Italy
Club: Juventus - Italy
Position: Right Back
Price Tag: £2M
Skills: STH
Description: Quick with tackling
Ranking:


Name: Jose Chamot
Country: Argentina
Club: Lazio - Italy
Position: Defender
Price Tag: £2.25M
Skills: HPS
Description: Speedy with great passing
Ranking:


Name: Jason McAteer
Country: Rep Ireland
Club: Liverpool - England
Position: Right Back
Price Tag: £1.9M
Skills: STP
Description: Fast with exceptional tackling
Ranking:


Name: Herbert Gager
Country: Austria
Club: Austria Vienna - Austria
Position: Defender
Price Tag: £500K
Skills: SHP
Description: Fast with heading
Ranking:


Name: Lilian Thuram
Country: France
Club: Parma -Italy
Position: Defender
Price Tag: £2M
Skills: THS
Description: Excellent defender. Great tackler and has great pace and control who can run through the middle of the park with ease. Shrugs off players!
Ranking:


Name: Andy Myers
Country: England
Club: Chelsea - England
Position: Left Back
Price Tag: £1.3M
Skills: STP
Description: Steady defender with the right stuff!
Ranking:


Name: Chris Van Der Weerden
Country: Holland
Club: PSV Eindhoven - Holland
Position: Right Back
Price Tag: £700K
Skills: PSV
Description: Fast with the ball with control and tackling. Cheap but effective
Ranking:





Ricky's SWOS 96/97 Players Guide - written by Ricky CK Tang

{ This guide is ideally for the Amiga Format }

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