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My Favourite Players
Below is a list of my favourite players and bargains in SWOS9697
First of all, I have .car files for all manageble countries in SWOS, though due to the size, I'm currently not able to put it on this website.
I do have a .xsl file (MS Excel spreadsheet) with what I think are the 20 best players of those countries in SWOS9697 available.
The spreadsheet can be found in this .zip file.
This list includes the values (from 0-7) for all players in the categories Passing, Shooting, Ball Control and Speed.
When I made the list, I didn't realise a higher value in Finishing makes a difference, though I did think Heading and Tackling hardly make a difference. I personally feel the quality of a header or tackle is determined by the timing of the player (that's you, or me).
Please note that I recently added the Albanian players to the spreadsheet!
Also note that even though it is possible to play as Australia or New Zealand, you can't load the saved career(s) anymore after entering your first season as national manager.

Goalkeepers
Since the quality of a goalkeeper is based on the price of the player, it's ridicoulas to list best buys and cheap talents at this position, as they simply do not exsist.
Instead, I'll give list of the top two goalkeepers per manageble country, who are playing outside of their own country. This could come in handy when becoming a national coach.
(from left to right: nationality, name, price in SWOS in pounds, country of league he plays in, name of his club)
AUS Mark Bosnich         1.1M ENG Aston Villa
AUS Frank Talia          350K ENG Swindon Town
AUT Franz Wohlfahrt      800K GER VfB Stuttgart
BEL Michel Preud'homme     1M POR Benfica
BUL Borislav Mikhailov   600K ENG Reading
TCH Ludek Miklosko       950K ENG West Ham United
TCH Pavel Srnicek          1M ENG Newcastle United
DEN Peter Schmeichel     4.5M ENG Manchester United
FIN Antti Niemi          350K DEN FC Copenhagen
GER Andreas Kopke       2.75M FRA Marseille
HUN Zsolt Petry          550K BEL Charleroi
LAT Oleg Karavayev       160K GER FSV Zwickau
LIT Gintaras Stauce      160K TUR Karasiyaka
NIR Alan Fettis          700K ENG Nott'ham Forest
NIR Lance Key            400K SCO Dundee United
NOR Thomas Gill          500K GER MSV Duisburg
PAR Jose Luis Chilavert  700K ARG Velez Sarzfield
POL Jozef Wandzik        500K GRE Panathinaikos
POL Andrzej Wozniak      1.1M POR FC Porto
POR Vitor Baia          2.25M ESP Barcelona
IRL Shay Given           700K ENG Blackburn Rovers
IRL Alan Kelly           700K ENG Sheffield United
RUS Stanislav Cherchesov 550K AUT Tirol Innsbruck
RUS Dmitri Kharin        950K ENG Chelsea
SLK Alexander Vencel     600K FRA Strasbourg
SWE Lars Eriksson        650K POR FC Porto
SUI Marco Pascolo        850K ITA Cagliari
UKR Dmitri Tyapushkin    750K RUS Spartak Moscow
USA Espen Baardsen       850K ENG Tottenham H. Of course, in real life he went to World Cup '98 with Norway!
USA Kasey Keller         800K ENG Leicester City
WAL Neville Southall     1.5M ENG Everton
WAL Andy Dibble          550K ENG Manchester City

Right Backs
For this position, I tend to like players with outstanding speed and some ball cotrol skills. Shooting or finishing aren't that important in my own tactics.
(from left to right: nationality, name, price in SWOS in pounds, country of league he plays in, name of his club)
FRA Bixente Lizarazu     1.6M ESP Atheltic de Blibao Obviously no bargain at 1.6M, but I think he's the best one can get at this position.
AUT Thomas Winkelhofer   500K AUT SV Salzburg
FIN Jari Kela            180K FIN Inter Turku
SAL Ernesto Meza         150K SAL Alianza
MEX Noe Zarete           150K MEX Club Guadalajara
UKR Sergei Troitski      150K UKR Kremenchuk

Left Backs
For this position, I tend to like players with outstanding speed and decent ball cotrol skills. Shooting or finishing aren't that important in my own tactics.
(from left to right: nationality, name, price in SWOS in pounds, country of league he plays in, name of his club)
ESP Jose Luis Soto       600K ESP Valladolid
ARG Mario Escudero       450K ARG San Lorenzo
ESP Javi                 200K ESP Castellon
CYP Charalambos Pittas   180K CYP Appollon Limasol I list this guy because he made me World Champion as an attacker, he's one of only 3 fast Cypriotics.
SCO Robert Lee           130K SCO East Stirling

Defenders
For this position, I usually play with a sweeper with great speed to head a lot of balls away. I also deploy a playermaker type who starts all the attacks, like Frank de Boer does. This second defender needs to have some ball cotrolling and passing skills. The players listed are all sweeper types, unless there's additional text given. In fact, SWOS9697 doesn't have a sinlge player with a 7 (or 15) in both speed and ball control.
(from left to right: nationality, name, price in SWOS in pounds, country of league he plays in, name of his club)
HOL Ruud Gullit            6M ENG Chelsea Of course he's too expensive, though he's the best playmaker in the game at this position
FRA Lilian Thuram          2M ITA Parma Obviously too expensive, though I think he's the best sweeper type of defender in the game
BRA Mauro Galvao         650K BRA Gremio His technique isn't state of the art, but his passes are brilliant
ANG Emmanuel             450K POR Boavista He knows how to control the ball, though his pass is still a bit weak
JAP T. Uda               200K JAP Suono
ARG Alejandro Peralta    200K ARG Ferrocarril
POR Jose Carlos          250K POR Estrela Amadora Has a decent pass and deep shot, though can't control the ball well
DEN Thomas Gravesen      160K DEN Vejle
JAP C. Katagiri          160K JAP Kawasaki Steel

Right Wingers
I usually deploy wingers to make crosses from the sideline, curling towards the penalty spot, to head in the ball with the attacker on the far post. Though at times, I like to step to the center and make a far corner shot. So first I look for speedy wingers with great dribbling skills, though when the money is there, a powerful shot is a pre.
(from left to right: nationality, name, price in SWOS in pounds, country of league he plays in, name of his club)
GER Axel Juptner          750K GER Uerdingen A giftd player who has the skills of a 2M to 3M winger.
GER Thomas Riedl          600K GER Kaiserslautern
YUG Igor Dragicevic       200K YUG Buducnost It's been a while since I bought him, but I have good memories in the First Division with him.
CYP Pambos Charalambous   160K CYP Olympiakos He's the second reason I won the World Cup with Cyprus. He scored some goals, but his crosses helped as well.

Left Wingers
I usually deploy wingers to make crosses from the sideline, curling towards the penalty spot, to head in the ball with the attacker on the far post. Though at times, I like to step to the center and make a far corner shot. So first I look for speedy wingers with great dribbling skills, though when the money is there, a powerful shot is a pre.
(from left to right: nationality, name, price in SWOS in pounds, country of league he plays in, name of his club)
PER Freddy Suarez         650K PER Melgar Arequipa My favorite player in my Vitesse career. I liked him more then Gullit, Thuram, Bergkamp, Roberto Carlos and Luis Enrique.
ITA Salvator Sullo        600K ITA Pescara Best Italian left winger in the game.
ITA Pierluigi Di Gia      450K ITA Palermo Might be the best Italian left winger in the game.
SLO Julius Simon          250K SLO Dunajska Streda A bit better then the 180K guys.
AUS Craig Moffitt         180K AUS Parramatta This guy made me bench Marc Overmars at times. I scored beatiful goals with him.
SLK Miroslav Mika         180K TCH Viktoria Plzen Slightly better then the 150K guys listed below.
ENG Kevin Rattray         150K ENG Barnet
COL Jimmy Diaz            150K COL Cucuta Deportivo
UKR Andrey Kirlik         150K UKR Metallist K.

Midfielders
At this position I usually deploy two sidekicks for the playmaker, who are fast enough to grab the balls headed away by the opponents defenders. Speed is again a must, though skills like ball control, shooting and passing are a pre. Note that I score some goals with the midfielders from headed-in corner kicks.
(from left to right: nationality, name, price in SWOS in pounds, country of league he plays in, name of his club)
ARG Juan Jose Borelli     800K GRE Panathinaikos Not the cheapest of players, though belongs amongst the 2-4M midfielders
MAC Goce Sedloski         550K CRO Hajduk Split Good controlling midfielder. He won't score, but brings enough talent to keep the ball in the team.
ITA Giacomo Modica        350K ITA Acriale Cheap, though I never managed to play well with him, despite his skills.
BLS Boris Karasev         250K POL Gornik Zabrze Decent, nothing more, nothing less. He and Petr Kachuro helped me to win back to back world and european titles as Belarus.
ARG Marcelo Romagnoni     160K ARG Platense All he does is run? Yeah, though he's not that bad in other stuff at all.

Attackers
Right. Forget the other names, besides the wingers. Here are the guys who make the goals for you. Unless you have two brilliant wingers (and backups!) you need a handful of scorers in this department. Injuries will haunt you at the end of the season, so you will need at least two or three backups. (I've once had 7 injured attackers and had to play LB Pittas and a midfielder up front.) My main goal is to get fast strikers, though ball control or shooting and finishing will have to do the rest.
(from left to right: nationality, name, price in SWOS in pounds, country of league he plays in, name of his club)
HOL Dennis Bergkamp         9M ENG Arsenal Ehr... Let's say he makes the list because he's one of my favourites and is a perfect player in SWOS.
BRA Renato Gaucho         1.3M BRA Fluminense Ouch, the price tag ain't that nice. Though if you expect to have 2M for spare money, he's your man.
HOL Michael Mols          800K HOL Utrecht Makes the list as the best FC Utrecht player of the last 10 years. He does have some good skills in SWOS as well though.
GER Martin Max            650K GER Schalke 04 He can run up and down the field, while surpassing every single defender... But don't expect him to deliver an unstoppable shot!
HOL Ronald Hamming        300K HOL Fortuna Sittard He's fast, but can he finish it off? His skills say he does from time to time.
ENG Martyn Chalk          250K ENG Wrexham A hype amongst English SWOSers. Well, he can't make a powerful shot, but he is able to get past all the defenders with the ball.
LUX Paolo Amodio          200K LUX Jeunesse Esche Playing with Luxemburg? This is your man. Otherwise, he's not worth much.
JAP Keisuke Makino        160K JAP Carazo Osika Speed? check. shooting? a bit. the rest? nope.