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Dennis Bergkamp when partnered with Marc Overmars are possibly the best duo in britain.  Dennis Bergkamp cannot resist taking long shots from the penalty area at stranded keepers perched on the 6 yard line, he has so much confidence in him self if the ball is to close to the goal he dribbles the ball out of the area and takes a long shot. On average 14 out of 15 of his shots are on target. Marc Overmars almost as fast as Linford Christie  can not help himself he just has to run down the left wing past the Defenders and cross it into the box.

1 David SEAMAN
2 Lee DIXON
3 Nigel WINTERBURN
4 Patrick VIEIRA
6 Tony ADAMS
9 Nicholas ANELKA
10 Dennis BERGKAMP
11 Marc OVERMARS
14 Martin KEOWN
15 Ray PALOUR
17 Emmanuel PETIT
 

11  MARC OVERMARS     Name:  Marc Overmars   Position: Midfield   Height / Weight:   5ft 8in / 11st 5lb   Born: Emst (Holland),  29 Mar 1973.   Previous Clubs:   SV Epe  Go Ahead Eagles  Willem II  Ajax   Joined Arsenal:   17 Jun 1997 for an undisclosed fee.   First Appearance:   League Vs Leeds (a) Aug 1997.   Extra Information:   Marc helped Ajax lift the European Cup in 1995,   and the World Club Cup later that year.  He also won three Dutch championship medals,  in 1994, 1995 and 1996,  a Dutch Cup winner's medal in 1993   and three Dutch Super Cup medals.  He scored on his full international debut,  against Turkey in Utrecht on February 24, 1993,  when Holland won 3-1. Marc's 16 goals last season   was his best-ever total in a club season.  He was a member of the Dutch squad that  finished fourth in the World Cup finals.

10  DENNIS BERGKAMP      Name:  Dennis Bergkamp   Position: Striker   Height / Weight:   6ft 0in / 12st 5lb   Born: Amsterdam, 1  10 May 1969.   Previous Clubs:   Ajax  Inter Milan   Joined Arsenal:   3 July 1995 for £7.5m.   First Appearance:   League Vs Middlesbrough (h) Aug 1995.   Extra Information:   Dennis gained a Cup Winners' Cup winners' medal with Ajax and has two UEFA Cup winner's medals - one with Ajax and one with Inter. He also helped Ajax win the Dutch championship in 1990 and the cup in 1987 and 1993. He broke Faas Wilkes' scoring record for Holland during the World Cup finals, and his brilliant winner against Argentina took his country to the semi-finals. Last year he was voted FIFA's third best player in the world, and top European, along with Zinedine Zidane. He was England's 'Footballer of the Year' in 1997/98, even though a hamstring injury kept him out of the F.A. Cup final.

LEEDS vs ARSENAL
 
ARSENE WENGER has revealed that he expects to send a full-strength Arsenal side into Tuesday night's crucial match at Leeds United.

The Arsenal manager had feared he would be without Ray Parlour, Dennis Bergkamp and Marc Overmars, but he reported that all three key men should start the match before he set off on the trip north to Elland Road.

Speaking after the final training session before the match, Wenger said:
"The team news is good and everyone should be fit. We will need to be at our best because, on paper this should be our most difficult game of the run in.
"Leeds are becoming a very good team and have dangerous players such as Harry Kewell. They are good going forward and are well balanced, so we will have to work very hard to win.
"But we can do that - we are feeling fresh and determined."

Manchester United's Struggled win against Middlesbrough on Sunday leaves them level on points and goal difference with Arsenal. But United would win the title on goals scored if there were no more games in the championship race.

Arsenal captain Tony Adams has a way round that, though. He joked: "I think the title should go to the team who concede the fewest goals. But we knew the rules at the start of the season.
"Mind you, that rule would have cost us in 1989, so we have to take the rough with the smooth.
"As far as I'm concerned this is so exciting because 10 years ago I was suffering from my addiction but now I am sober and enjoying every minute."
 
THE TEAM

MANAGER: Arsène WENGER
 
 

David SEAMAN   Lee DIXON  Nigel WINTERBURN  Patrick VIEIRA  Steve BOULD  Tony ADAMS  Nelson VIVAS  Fredrik LJUNGBERG  Nicolas ANELKA  Dennis BERGKAMP  Marc OVERMARS

Christopher WREH  Alex MANNINGER  Martin KEOWN  Ray PARLOUR  Stephen HUGHES  Emmanuel PETIT  Gilles GRIMANDI  Rémi GARDE  Matthew UPSON   Luis BOA MORTE  David GRONDIN

Alberto MENDEZ   John LUKIC  KANU  Fabian CABALLERO  Kaba DIAWARA  Jason CROWE  Ashley COLE  Paolo VERNAZZA  Omer RIZA  Greg LINCOLN   Stuart TAYLOR

 
League Table
 
                                            P        W        D        L        W%        D%        L%        F        A        GD        Pts 
1 Manchester United          36         21        12       3          58           33           8        78       36        42         75
2 Arsenal                           36         21        12       3          58           33           8        58       16        42         75
3 Chelsea                           37        19        15        3          51           41           8        55       29        26         72
4 Leeds United                   36        17        12        7          47          33          19       59        32        27         63
5 Aston Villa                      37         15       10       12         41           27          32       51       45         6           55
6 West Ham United            37        15         9        13        41            24         35       42        53       -11         54
7 Derby County                  37        13        13       11        35            35         30       39        43        -4          52
8 Liverpool                         37        14         9        14        38            24         38       65        49        16          51