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Lucero continues to criticize the Argentine team, characterizing their play as “night” and the Brazilian game (against England) as “day”. This is an article that values the spectacle, the style of play that is fluid and artistic, seen as more…
More Like an England Football Team: Argentina Outplayed Fore and Aft
Post-match report of the group-stage match of the 1962 World Cup between Argentina and England, which the latter won by a score of 3-1.
Tres ases y un grabador
Three of the greatest players in the recent memory when this interview was conducted, this is an engaging piece on attacking soccer and the current state of the sport. These men represented the antithesis of the current trends in soccer and succeeded…
El mal argentino: 'Medios jugadores'
The analysis offered by sports writer Juvenal on today's players in Argentina (in 1964) is that most of them are excellent in certain aspects of their game, but no player exhibits the overall skill set that defined "crack" players of previous…
Gran noche de Independiente, gran esparanza de nuestro fútbol
Juvenal is hopeful that this Independiente team, that dominated Santos, can provide a better tomorrow for Argentine soccer Independiente "salió matando" [More Independiente coverage: against Penarol 3/4/1964 pages 52-55 and 3/11/1964 pages 10-13]
Pacaembu se llenó de Telch
Overview of the match between Argentina and Brazil, which Argentina handily won Pele was marked out of the match and guilty of an attack on an Argentine player
Las razones de Minella
Although El Grafico made it abundantly clear that it did not approve of Minella as head coach of the national team, it provides him space to clear up misconceptions and explain his coaching decisions Of note, he talks about implementing a "cerrojo",…
¿Sómos unos llorones?
Has complaining become a part of the identity of the Argentine fútbol player?
Temas del momento: ¡Gambetas, no! ¡Goles, sí!
This little article is really helpful. It is full of Argentine colloquialisms for soccer ("el anile"). The purpose here is to assess whether the old way of playing, the gambeta, can win at the 1966 World Cup. The answer is no.
Temas del momento: ¿Quién vale más: el jugador o el técnico?
Helpful to see how the 1960s became a decade of "fútbol espectáculo", coaching celebrities, and a preponderance of tactical systems
Griffa, Pelé y Garrincha los objetivos inmediatos de Boca
Boca Juniors tries to purchase rights to Pelé and Garrincha. Good example of Boca and River's competitive zeal to buy major players, known as the era of fútbol espectáculo.
Various
Many articles in this issue detail the victories over England and Brazil, but mostly over Pelé's Brazil
Argentina cedió la iniciativa a Inglaterra y buscó la victoria cuando el rival se había agotado
Perhaps the lesser coverage of Argentina's win over England was that the performance was not quite as good, but it is interesting to see that the juxtaposition has moved away from England and onto Pelé's Brazil when it comes to Argentine soccer.
Desde Maracaná y Pacaembú a Ezeiza
The language here is valuable, as is the coverage of how players were greeted at Ezeiza.
Triunfo de Argentina ante Brasil: oportuna estrategia
It’s all about tactics vs. Pele and the organization of the national team. Of note is the characterization of fouls by the Argentines as tactical maneuvers, not fouls.
El control a Pelé fue el primer paso; Ganó el partido una disciplina estricta
Brazilian press: Brazil lost because they could not decipher the tactical setup by Minella. Brazilian journalists seemed to blame an inefficient offense and a weak defense for Brazil’s loss. Brazil played mediocre, while Argentina played solidly as a…