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Racing-Estudiantes de La Plata: frente a frente los teams que hicieron la revolución del fútbol
Before "Menottismo" and "Bilardismo", Racing and Estudiantes exemplified 2 distinctly different approaches. One places emphasis on high scoring with many forwards and playing long balls into space-a vertical style akin to what is practiced in Europe.…
Temas del momento: Los cracks afectos al foul físico y verbal
This commentary tries to discredit Estudiantes' style by stating that it cannot best the English at their own style of rugged play.
Amontar jugadores no es constituir un equipo
Although he is not mentioned, Osvaldo Zubeldía's Atlanta team employed an overly defensive scheme designed to win on the counterattack. (No mention of the young fan murdered after the match)
Boca Juniors se aprovechó del desorden aritmético de Atlanta
The selection of jersey numbers that do not correspond with positions is a tactic designed by the coach to show his players that all defend and all attack, but the paper says they all simply defend.
Sin olvidar lo que sabemos hay que hallar la fórmula para jugar a los europeos
The criollo style works, but more is needed to defeat European squads.
Si ese es el "cerrojo", mejor está la puerta con tranca; Para no creer, el cerrojo y los boches en match entre señoritas
Not a positive review of the "cerrojo" style
En la violencia impuso Banfield su mejor juego; Sin hacer otra cosa que explotar errores ajenos Vélez logró ganar fácil
The trend towards catenaccion continues as teams play in overtly defensive and physical styles
César Luis Menotti: el tigre herido
Menotti, whose philosophy about playing is elegance and simply being better than your rival, is increasingly becoming a fish out of water at Racing. After a brief spell of success at Rosario Central, Menotti is seeing the game drift away from his…
Toda la afición estará hoy con Independiente en Milán
Helenio Herrera, master of the catenaccion and the most famous manager in the world, gains a lot of coverage in these publications.
A Boca no le hace Mella el "sistema" de Helenio H.
Useful article to contrast playing styles and how Argentines saw themselves as different to Europeans (even if violent play was escalating)
Various articles on Independiente vs. Inter Milan
Overview of the 1964 Intercontinental Cup, which pitted Independiente against Inter Milan and its famous catenaccio tactics under Helenio Herrera: perhaps the most famous manager in the world and who has Argentine roots (and coached in Spain as well)
Once figuras que devolvieron al fútbol argentino su antigua gloria
Effusive praise for Argentina after defeating Brazil 3-0, with headlines that read: “Once Figuras Que Devolvieron Al Futbol Argentino Su Antigua Gloria”. Players responded well to the criticisms in the local press and showed good spirit, with a…
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The commentary on the match against Portugal was more subtle, more analytical, and summed up the performance of the Argentines by saying that there were more comfortable going forward, then they were defending. Nonetheless, they were able to keep a…
Operación salvemos un puntito
The cartoon depicts players crowding a goal to make it impossibe for opponents to score. This is a comment on the absurdity of tactics designed to prevent an opponent from scoring if you realice that your team is unable to score its own goals.
Fútbol: el que las hace las paga
The title suggests that Estudiantes is ill-equipped to handle teams that mimic their hard-nosed and defensive style of play. Here, Racing ditches their attack-minded "olla" style after scoring a goal, and then apply a "catenaccio" style afterwards.
La serie truculenta
A physical, often brutal series of matches between Racing and Estudiantes comes to an end. Both sides admit that Estudiantes won because it was the more physical side. This match signals the brief spell of Racing's successful attack-oriented style…