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Wembley: La final antes de tiempo
The English press is front and center in this look at England and Argentina ahead of, and after, their match. Of note is Juan Carlos Lorenzo's view of Helenio Herrera and the muted view of Rattín's expulsion. The end result according to the magazine…
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.
¡A marcar!: marcan ¡A perseguir!: persiguen ¡A jugar!: no pueden
First article on Juan Carlos Lorenzo Much is made of his attempt to bring in tactics from Europe, but which El Grafico found as not very novel and not a solution to what Argentine football lacks…rather a continuation of its problems
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…
San Lorenzo y Velez Sarsfield: planes con moho
Interesting because you can see a local and "imported" version of a similar catenaccio style of play at work in this match
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…
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,…
Argentina 0 México 1 (pero en contra)
In his second match at the head of the national team, El Grafico's writers conclude that they have lost faith in Lorenzo and his highly systematic and physical approach to coaching El Grafico does not mince words, labeling Lorenzo's approach as one…
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…
Antonio Ubaldo Rattín: un delantero fracasado
Valuable comment by Rattin on Lorenzo: he wants to implement an "elastic" 4-4-2, perfected by Pele's Santos As such, Rattin sees national soccer as improving and evolving
No espermos nada; esperemos lo peor
Panzeri's critical analysis of Lorenzo continues, but he places blame on a culture that favors coaches like Lorenzo and keep people like Colombo in power For the first time in El Grafico, the "doble cerrojo", or deadbolt formation, is used in…
Dulce amargo, ganamos sufriendo (¡contra Bulgaria!)
Questions the value of winning if Argentina plays so poorly
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…
Hungria jugo a clasificarse (objetivo logrado), Argentina, a salvar a su apariencia (con 'futbolito')
According to El Grafico, Lorenzo seemed to acknowledge that his approach did not work and let the most talented players play "a lo criollo") Why? Desperation to not be humiliated again like in Sweden This article lacks any investigative value by not…
Una opinion de Lorenzo
Lorenzo assesses the bad performance of Argentina in the World Cup and says that Argentine players need to give up on improvisations
Lorenzo y sus mudanzas
This article paints Lorenzo as an opportunist, who lays blame everywhere (except with himself)