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¡Gracias, Checoslovaquia!
Summary of latest meetings and the decision to reform Argentinean soccer in the same way that Brazil undertookl reforms after 1950 and 1954
¿El gran jugador de antes podría jugar ahora? Fútbol de antes y de ahora
Ardizzone selets a few "crack" players from the so-caled "golden age" of Argentine fútbol and measures each players' strengths and weaknesses in order to assess whether they could succeed in the modern game.
¿Esto es comenzar?
Article questions the relaxed approach in preparation for the 1958 World Cup It also notes that government ministers of the Consejo Tecnico appointed the new trainer: professor Jorge Borau
¿Qué debe comer el futbolista?
As part of th emove towards greater professionalization in Argentine fútbol, sports writers and members of training staffs often debated how players should take care of themselves for optimal performance. Here, the issue of a player's diet comes…
¿Qué debe olvidarse y qué debe rescatarse de un pasado feliz?
Less than a nostlagic look at the past as commonly seen in El Gráfico, this article looks at how the sport has evolved and become more professional. The point of the article is to provide solutions needed for the national team to perform well at the…
¿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.
"El fútbol moderno aún puede seguir jugando con punteros antiguos"; Temas del momento: Los técnicos y los cracks en la "hora de la verdad"
Both of these articles wrestle with which style or approach is a better fit for Argentine players: the traditional/"antiguo" or modern tactics?
"Honrosa derrota", según el marcador
“Honrosa Derrota” [is this a tongue-in-cheek title?], but Argentine players were out of shape and “impotent” compared to Celtic players. The film from the game showed that this idea that the Argentines could control the ball better, and had more…
"Me duele Argentina"
Ernesto Sábato bemoans the lack of progress in his country, which he sees as a nation with abundant resources of intellectuals, students, universities, scientists, and other groups critical for modernity.
Adiós a los engreídos
Pizutti showed that another playing style, and model for a coach, exists to counter Herrera's bombastic persona and coaching style.
Al fútbol le está haciendo falta fútbol
Lazatti lumps AFA President Raul Colombo and Guillermo Stabile as the two main culprits of regressing Argentine soccer back to the days of British instruction and rigidity Instead, what is needed is less "modernism" and more Argentineanness: knowing…
Alejandro Yebra: entrevistado por la revista
Yebra provides a good overview of how tactics and formation in Argentina changed over the years. An insightful interview.
Areas chicas sin peligro; "Todos fuimos culpables"
Another international tournament loss for Argentina. These articles show how blame is assigned , usually for tactical decisions.
Caballeros del Real...acierto
This article comes at the end of Mundo Deportivo. Perhaps facing financial problems, this article that was supposed to be about Di Stéfano and his arrival in Buenos Aires with Real Madrid, turns into an ad for Remington. But, many references are…
Claros conceptos del interventor de la AFA, Valentín Suárez: calendario internacional y después un seleccionado y D.T. permanente
Government intervention leads to the appointment of Suárez, whose goals mirror key words of the 1960s in soccer: order, structure, modernization, and research-based solutions
Con petroleo rompimos el estancamento
Out of exile, Frondizi resumes his political career but as an advocate more than a politician.