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Suecia: una verdad en 5 puntos
Using 5 points, Besio lists the ills of Argentine soccer and addresses foreign perceptions of the Argentine team and its players.
Soy de aquí…aunque me vaya
Although this transfer broke the (then) record for a player, it is also typical of the rags-to-riches story common in Argentine soccer By focusing on his family and humble roots, Sívori comes off as the lucky kid who made it big But, his transfer is…
Soluciones: dirigentes
Written as a letter to soccer officials, El Grafico warns of a suicidal trajectory of the national sport if "restructuring" and reform continues (after many years) to be empty rhetoric' [In a follow-up piece, El Grafico suggests that the decision is…
Sívori no cree en los rusos: 'Argentina tiene que ganarles porque juega un mejor fútbol'
Sívori's comments about Russian football subscribe to the prevailing notion in Argentina that others require excessive training because they are not as naturally skilled at soccer as Argentinians.
Sin olvidar lo que sabemos hay que hallar la fórmula para jugar a los europeos
The criollo style works, but more is needed to defeat European squads.
Serio problema
In the wake of the players' strike from the previous year, the problem of Argentine players leaving for foreign clubs-willing to pay them a higher salary-continues.
Se quejan los afcionados del interior: "Buenos Aires se lo lleva todo"
Finding the irony of Argentine clubs complaining that their best talent gets pilfered by European clubs, when teams from Buenos Aires do the same to provincial teams, this article explores the tensions between the capital and the rest of the country…
Satisfactorio para Argentina: nosotros sabemos jugar la pelota
Without the individual creativity and play of Pando, the Argentine national team lacks the consistency and organization needed to win
San Lorenzo de Almagro conquista Europa
Conquering Europe is an idea that resonated with Argentines, who often felt ignored by Europeans.
Recién lo 'descubren'…Los críticos europeos comenzaron a hacer justicia al Boca Maschio
Goles is amused by how the European press (specifically journalists in Italy) are only now realizing the great talents of Humberto Maschio.
Primera victoria argentina: mayor tranquilidad, optimismo todavía no
The game supported Panzeri's pre-friendly assessment of the national team: no guiding philosophy or school of soccer Instead, indiviudal talent trumped collective play In this case, talent helped Argentina defeat Portugal (but in the following match…
Presente! dijo la hinchada; Vencedores llegaron nuestros cracks
The Argentines who conquered Europe and returned home as "conquerors" or "heroes" is a seductive image that in many ways is reminiscent of Eva Perón's tour of Europe. It meant that Argentines showed Europeans that they possessed as much, if not more,…
Palabras, puras palabras del fútbol
A useful overview of some of the problems in Argentinean soccer Panzeri characterizers "reformers" as people who always look towards Europe for answers He also believes that fundamental changes will not occur because professional soccer was born with…
Otro nombre que suena: el del "tano" Cesarini
Cesarini, as player and coach, was a fixture of Argentine fútbol for six decades (even when he played overseas in Italy). This profile is a good piece when contrasted with later interviews in the 1960s as coach of the national team and River.…
Ola de fútbol
As one fan commented, after many years of a soccer "drought", Argentines were treated to a series of international soccer matches when several European teams visited Buenos Aires
No le haga caso a mi número
Another article dismissive of the calls for a European approach, citing the lack of perfecting the qualities of the Argentine style (which also include tactics, systems, and "cerrojos")