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Cuando tu vas yo estoy de vuelta
Lorenzo's tactics proved to be a failure for Panzeri He wanted to play a physical, tough style but ultimately brought Argentina's most skilled players The result? Good players who did not, and could not, understand Lorenzo's approach England deserved…
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…
Desahogo en Ezeiza
El Grafico interviews two players, visibly angry at being left out of the national team, who return to Argentina with a very negative view of Lorenzo They hint that much more will be said by players after the World Cup and that the team is better…
Director técnico se necesita
Ardizzone prefers that Argentina lose because they replaced their head coach at the last second (what would be an unsurprising move by the AFA), than to lose with Lorenzo in an embarassing manner like 1958 Lorenzo has lost his players, some of whom…
Duelo de teóricos
Recap of Argentinos Juniors-San Lorenzo match, which featured two coaches (Lorenzo and Aldabe) who mirror the philosophy of Zubeldia: find rising players because they are easier to mold These coaches use players as specific pieces of a puzzle, and…
Dulce amargo, ganamos sufriendo (¡contra Bulgaria!)
Questions the value of winning if Argentina plays so poorly
El 'show' de las manas atadas
Mogilevsky,Lorenzo, and others discuss what ails Argentine fútbol, what are the pressing needs ahead of the 1974 World Cup, and what needs to be done by the time that the country hosts the 1978 World Cup.
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 fin del fútbol es ganar y por lo tanto Lorenzo cumplió
Derided by fans after the poor performance in the 1962 World Cup, Lorenzo returns to Argentina from Italy and immediately produces success for San Lorenzo, using the "catenaccio" style. While some fans disapprove of his tactics, the author reminds…
El momento de escribir con la cabeza fresca
Having achieved much more than was expected, the national team has, according to the newspaper, defined success through their commitment to winning and cohesive play. There's truth to this view of exceeding expectations, but this comment should be…
El mundial visto por Juan Carlos Lorenzo
El Grafico reprinted (to their credit) Lorenzo's view of how he prepared for the World Cup and what went wrong
El mundo de la diplomacia
Using his diplomatic skills as a football official, Suarez has been able to soothe tensions and assume a defacto leadership of the national team This article rebust a previous commentary in the same issues that Lorenzo had come to recognize his…
El retorno del hechicero
San Lorenzo pins its hopes on Lorenzo to turn around its fortunes. An example of the era of "celebrity coaches"
En Republiquetas 1050: 4-2-4, En Montevideo: 10-1
Typical of a piece by El Grafico when a new national team coach is hired, they maintain reservations about quick conclusions But, they are not happy with Lorenzo's stated goal of playing tough and then seeing a team that muscled its way to a tie,…
Escándolos y entretelones de la semana
A match between Lanus and Racing is delayed by a player feigning injury, then attacked by police, then escorted off the field, and finally the home team tying. Police (not surprisingly) launch gas canisters at unruly crowd. The accompanying article…
Éste es el hombre (¿será?)
El Grafico interviews the new national team coach, whose training in Europe and playing experience in Argentina played a role in his hiring The idea is to mold the national team into the best of the two approaches to soccer In this interview, he…