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Zubeldía, Atlanta y los periodistas
Brief interview with Osvaldo Zubeldía, another of the so-called "modernists" who promote anti-football Yet, Zubeldia does not see himself in this same light and actually accuses players who do play a rigid style, fixed to one position, as disobeying…
Y…¿todavía sigue creyendo en el laboratorio…?
Ardizzone looks at Estudiantes and wonders if their system and approach to the game has ceased to be effective
Y…¿qué quedó de aquél futuro?
D'Amico the new national team coach? AFA hasn't contacted him for months The national team? No plans in sight This article looks at the lack of planning and organization with the national team
Y Estudiantes no perdona
Estudiantes is guilty of playing soccer like it's war, instigating a climate that leaves players injured, and playing antifutbol This match is a continuation of previous Estudiantes-Independiente matches, and an upcoming one in Copa Libertadores…
Y ésta es la verdad de Pizzuti
For Pizzuti, there is no more of "that old" soccer; Argentina does not possess the players needed to play the old way Instead, his approach is on strong defense, counter attacks, and a style of soccer approaching "totalk football": everyone runs,…
Voto de confianza
Unlike previous years, where a solid defense was not supported by an effective offense, the 1957 national team is balanced Although it is not analyzed here, it is curious that Argentine possessed a good defense during a time that modern defensive…
Volvieron los cracks
Positive welcome for the national team
Volvemos a Chile
After a 10-year hiatus, Argentina is ready to defend its status as the reigning champions of the Copa Sudamericana
Voces de todos los tonos
Language that alludes to war and bellicose actions is no good to the soccer fan who wrote this letter to the editors
Viendo jugar a los checos
Author look at the conditioning of European players and the parity that currently exists in world soccer He concludes that if Argentina is to maintain a supposed preeminence in world soccer, it needs to add European discipline, training, and…
Vicios del fútbol
Despite the quality of Argentine players, the author laments the other aspects of criollo soccer mastered by Argentine players: faking injuries and killing time The article differentiates between "futbol" and "fobal"
Vélez con todo
Velez played a boring but effective game against Ferrocarril Oeste
Vamos aprendiendo…no toda la siembra cae en el vacio…
The main thrust of Boca's argument is that Ernesto Grillo retaliated against an Independiente fan who had stormed the field and went after Grillo It was self-defense The tone of the published articles are also defensive and seem to suggest that Boca,…
Valentin Suarez busca un rumbo firme
By sending Suarez to Europe to oversee preparations by the national team, the AFA (in effect) demonstrated no confidence in Lorenzo; however, the remedy was not to replace him but rather provide a "check" on his power as coach Suarez has the ability…
Ustedes se lo merecían
Images show public and political reception of national team as heroes
Usted!! y el rearme moral del fútbol, usted!! y la cruzada honroraria de la decencia
A somewhat empty article if El Grafico does not offer a specific way for "good" fans to get rid of "bad" fans; however, the article is symptomatic of the main concerns facing Argentine soccer in 1962