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Letters to El Grafico show that Argentine soccer fans are becoming keenly aware of the reputation of its players as "llorones"
Después de Milan, después de Madrid
Tactics, Helenio Herrera, Giudice, and what happened in Europe What is interesting about this article are Herrera's own words, where he acknowledges using catenaccio and "anti-football" tactics to win
Bilardo, el Milán y el anti-fútbol
Helpful insight on Bilardo and Estudiantes who prefer to win than play well
El anti-fútbol
Tactics, according to the paper, are leading to games like this one where one team bunkers down and prevents a goal-kicking the ball downfield without any sense of offense-while the other team has no clue how to break their opponent's defense. A…
¿Seguirá el no-gol? La hinchada clama: ¡Basta ya de fútbol "inofensivo"!
When compared to the coverage from 2/1, it is interesting to note that journalists echoed the sentiment of fans to this extent: when you're winning it doesn't matter how you play…when you lose, it does matter how you play.
¿Llega el R.I.P. para el no-gol?
The press is anxious for an end to 0-0 scores
Ni tanto, ni tan poco
The overall consensus is that Celtic was not a team to be feared and that Racing can defeat them at home. Also of note is the focus on what Europeans are saying about Racing (as well as the impact of these matches being televised).
El campeón perdió la guerra
San Lorenzo defeats Estudiantes by besting their rivals at their own game of physicality and anti-fútbol
El reposo de Madero
A player's perspective on "anti-fútbol"
[various articles]
Just weeks after giving Boca, now coached by former River legend Alfredo DiStefano, its first loss the magazine highlights the 'anti-futbol' of Estudiantes.