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Estamos encasillados en una sola mentalidad
Interesting because it lists many coaches in Argentina (including the long-running coach of the national team, Stabile) who favored tactical and defense-minded "no gol" approaches rather than a continuation of allowing players to improvise on the…
Estamos enfermos (de intolerancia)
Ernesto Lazzatti uses a recent incident, where a Racing fan stormed the press box of a soccer match to attack a journalist over what he perceived as "unfair" press coverage, to speak more broadly abou the growing violence associated with differences…
Esto es empezar
Younger players, more discipline, stricter training regime…all point to a promising new start with the national team
Esto nunca se ve en Europa
El Gráfico published two articles in successive weeks that praised South American soccer in opposition to what Italy exhibited To punctuate the difference, they highlight comments from an Italian coach who praises a fluid South American style with…
Fin inmediato cumplido: Hay que seguir trabajando mucho (first page of the article only)
Wary of new over-confidence, Goles echoes the sentiment of coaches and players that much work lies ahead after Argentina's continental triumph.
Franqueza para el futuro o mas lágrimas en el futuro
Article looks at the state of affairs of the national team after Sweden 1958, and concludes that any positives and negatives have been a result of a common approach to changes: acting like it's an emergency This is not a way to move the team forward
Fútbol más confortable espectáculo más higiénico
Because El Gráfico was busy heaping praise on itself the previous week, this delayed summary of La Plata's stadium disaster, focusing on the safety and well being of people who attend these matches.
Government documents on the accord to end the referees' strike
AFA and the UTEDYC come to an agreement on the salary for referees. These documents ratify the accord and stipulate the new salaries for officials.
Hora de decisiones, hora de jugarnos todos
The magazine concludes that the performance of the national team at the Copa Sudamericana in Ecuador (losing to Uruguay 1-5 and defeating Brazil 4-1) demonstrates that the national team has no direction Instead officials (many of whom know little of…
Images of notable sports writers
Helpful images of Borocotó, Chantecler, Félix Fráscara, and a mention of Dante Panzeri
Jugar y no dejar jugar
The triumph of Argentina in the 1959 Copa Sudamericana leaves the writers of Mundo Deportivo happy at the result but not satisfied with the state of Argentine soccer.
La amnistia
AFA issues an amnesty for player suspended for indiscipline on and off the field, which angers sports writers.
La Copa América prueba que no habíamos caído tanto como lo mostró el mundial
Although many critics believed that Argentina's problems would continue at the 1959 South American championship, Goles celebrates the positive results thus far in the tournament.
La escuela del fútbol
A nice overview of the why, where, and how soccer schools will introduce a national plan of action Implicit in this overview is that club-level schools will need to fall in place with any national initiatives
La pelota es para los argentinos
No lessons learned from 1958. That is the verdict of the magazine in observing an Argentine side that fails to master the ball and plays a defensive approach.
Letter to the Minister of Labor and Social Security from AFA
AFA's letter to the Minister of Labor lays out a case that the association has acted in good faith to meet the demands of the referees and their labor union: UTEDYC (Unión Trabajadores de Entidades Deportivas y Civiles). Instead, the referees have…