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Originally Posted by Damien

My mistake. It was Patrick Viera whom Wenger requested be signed before he took the position of manager. Not Bergkamp. Although Dein had sought Wenger's advice on Bergkamp it was not a decision he made. (Wenger and Dein had started a close relationship a few years prior to him taking over at Arsenal.)

I think it's a small issue anyway. My point was that the unbeaten in the league team was not one inherited from Graham. It was filled with his players and when fans and journalists pontificate about Wenger's recent inability to recreate the success being because he no longer had these 'inherited' players they are talking inaccurate nonsense.

He managed to assemble a team that went unbeaten in the league, yet had creative and attacking flair which you would associate with his sides.