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El mal argentino: 'Medios jugadores'
The analysis offered by sports writer Juvenal on today's players in Argentina (in 1964) is that most of them are excellent in certain aspects of their game, but no player exhibits the overall skill set that defined "crack" players of previous…
Gran noche de Independiente, gran esparanza de nuestro fútbol
Juvenal is hopeful that this Independiente team, that dominated Santos, can provide a better tomorrow for Argentine soccer Independiente "salió matando" [More Independiente coverage: against Penarol 3/4/1964 pages 52-55 and 3/11/1964 pages 10-13]
Independiente: ¿gana dando patadas?
Having been undefeated for a year, Independiente begins to receive some criticism for "patadas" Is Independiente employing hard, physical play? At least their coach keeps using the phrase "la mataron" in interviews and refers to a winning-first…
Independiente: fortaleza en la adversidad
Independiente is the first Argentine team to represent the Americas against the European champion The victory is characterized as a product of strength, aggression, tight marking, and a "espiritu aguerrido"
¿Hubo evolución futbolística en 1964?
Juvenal's assessment is that "yesterday" and "today" are not clear, how do we know when "yesterday's soccer" ends? It also looks at 1964 as a better season for soccer, more vibrant attacking, but also more violence on the field as fouls are used…
Ahora es San Pablo; Ecos del triunfo argentino
After Brazil's triumph over England, the Argentine press looks ahead to the classic rivalry with Brazil in Sao Paolo. In the preceding article, La Nación print accounts from the foreign press. Brazilian newspapers refer to the score as justified, but…
César Luis Menotti: la autopista de 16 millones
EL Grafico, enchanted by Menotti's intellect and romantic approach to football, covers his transfer to Racing and his ideas on soccer in an in-depth interview
Argentina enfrentó a su propio temor
Another article that criticizes the national team for its adherence to tactical systems and rigid play New coach, same problem Argentina defeated Portugal 2-0
Pacaembu se llenó de Telch
Overview of the match between Argentina and Brazil, which Argentina handily won Pele was marked out of the match and guilty of an attack on an Argentine player
Argentina 1-Inglaterra 0: salimos a enfriar el partido-lo enfriamos-y además lo ganamos
Summary of the match against England, whose disciplined style led Argentina to play orderly and knowing what it needed to win the tournament The possession play of the Argentines is described as "fulbito", passing without creating chances [In…
No quedó nada: la mala intención se llevó todo
3 players expelled, police intervention: another ugly match in Argentine soccer
¿El gran jugador de antes podría jugar ahora? Fútbol de antes y de ahora
Ardizzone selets a few "crack" players from the so-caled "golden age" of Argentine fútbol and measures each players' strengths and weaknesses in order to assess whether they could succeed in the modern game.
Para usted Simeone, amistosamente…
Can be an insightful article because the writer includes the perspective of the Boca fan, who values tough men willing to get dirty and show their machismo on the field, and juxtaposes it with the writer's own preference for a player that remembers…
La trastienda de una derrota
The best part of this article is that it highlights two seminal moments that defined Argentine soccer: the 1958 World Cup (worst disaster) and the 1964 Cup of Nations (best success) Both tournaments produced noticeable shifts in Argentine soccer The…
Atlanta se comió otro "grande"
The visit of Inter Milan must have left an impression on Atlanta's coaching staff according to El Grafico
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