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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…
¿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.
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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.
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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…
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…
Los negros del acordeón
By playing against a two-time world club champion, and a team that featured Pelé, the article uses Brazilian side Santos as a measuring stick for Argentine teams.
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…
Pelé: El 'ángel negro' del fútbol es un triunfador a los 18 años
Although this article offers praise for Pelé's talent, and his humility, it nonetheless portrays him as an "other" surrounded by adoring white fans and labeled as the "black angel."
Solo con coraje y disciplina puede jugarse de igual a igual con Brasil
Brazil's World Cup triumph shattered the prevailing narratives in Argentina before 1958. Then, England was the "master" of the game and Uruguay Argentina's closest South American rival. But with England's poor performances in international football,…
Cover image; Se formuló una oferta millonaria por Didí y Pelé para jugar en el Boca '1960'
The age of "fútbol espectáculo" begins in earnest as Boca Juniors claims that the club will sign two of the biggest stars in the world.