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Así lo vió Zubeldía
A brief interview with Zubeldia after his first match in charge of Los Albicelestes
Asunto de técnicos; Faldutti formó la barrera, y Zubeldía no pudo quebrarla
Campeón begins to assess more of the tactics by coaches than player performance. Zubeldía is interesting because he will be appointed national team coach shortly and just started his stint at Estudiantes.
Boca Juniors Campeón
A tango from 1965 about Boca Juniors
Boca y Huracán: responsables de un fútbol que no debe continuar
Citing that the poor play by two of the top teams in Argentina is neither old nor modern, the paper describes this match as one lacking in tactics and intelligent play. Instead, it was a match where tactics, technique, speed, effort, love for the…
Completaron la semana
Zubeldia is hired as new national team coach for the 1966 World Cup, despite a laundry list of conditions
El anti-fútbol
Tactics, according to the paper, are leading to games like this one where one team bunkers down and prevents a goal-kicking the ball downfield without any sense of offense-while the other team has no clue how to break their opponent's defense. A…
El balde de agua fría; Los sueños en el desván
The 1965 Copa Intercontinental proved to be another moment in international soccer (particularly against European teams) when Argentina could not break through and win a major title.
El caso Carrizo…
More violence on the pitch, as players and coaches are expelled in the match between Boca and River River's goalie, Carrizo, troubled by the refusal of how own to let him out of the game, punches a Boca player at the end The refreree is also struck…
El crack de ayer y el crack de hoy. ¿Cubilla juega igual que Perenetti?
Using examples like Perinetti (Alumni) and Pedernera (Racing), the article examines how "cracks" have changed over the years to today's stars like Teófilo Cubillas from Perú.
El drama de Estudiantes: un buen esquema destruído por jugadores medrosos y anémicos
As opposed to other journalists of the time who bemoaned the loss of the old criollo style, this paper seems to criticize players for not showing fight, strength, and effort. Here, Zubeldía is praised as a realist tactician, but his players let him…