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De lo sublime a lo ridículo
AFA's change of national team coaches, from Osvaldo Zubeldía to Juan Carlos Lorenzo, reveals how the inner politics of AFA led to a coaching change months before the World Cup. Zubeldía was awarded nearly exclusive control of the team but AFA (and…
Dos técnicos y veintiocho jugadores para la gran empresa
Newspaper declares this the year of Argentina, that soccer officials finally understand that only with seriousness and responsibility will Argentina win championships like the World Cup. Although foreign observers list Argentina as one of the…
Rattín: "Estaré en la selección"
Néstor Rossi, once the undisputed "no. 5" (often called a "caudillo" on the pitch, the field general), offers praise to his successor Ubaldo Rattín–an undisputed piece to the national team undergoing a bad run of form for Boca Juniors. This article…
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.