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Enzo Ardigo rompe el fuego
Although the majority of the article provides space for a critic of the national team to air his views, the idea that the national team will win the 1958 World Cup is portrayed as an almost-inevitability.
¡Campeones!
The commentary and observations of River coach Minella were spot-on. Angel Labruna was the star of the tournament. Just two examples of how River covered the national team in the Copa Sudamericana.
Lo ocurrido con Mogilevsky: Solicita a la AFA la suma de 150.000 pesos
The salary dispute between Mogilevsky and AFA shows that in the modern game even physical trainers become quasi-celebrity figures in the world of fútbol.
Menos euforia en la selección: La fé continúa siendo inquebrantable
By praising the serious and measured approach of the national team ahead of the 1959 South American championship, Goles indirectly suggests that the problem in previous years was that players, fans, and journalists were too overconfident about the…
Nunca se ha trabajado tanto en una selección argentina
The biggest takeaway in 1959 is that Argentina falied in Sweden because players gave little effort and were overconfident. Now, the emphasis is on hard work. Nothing is said about playing styles and tactics, which, at least in 1959, suggests that…
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,…
Dilema para los técnicos: La integración del plantel
In the wake of the "disaster" of the 1958 World Cup, journalists place greater scrutiny on the selection of players ahead of the 1959 South American championship.
Para poder darse intégramente a la selección Pedro Manfredini decidió postergar sus bodas
The article praises the professionalism of Manfedini, who postponed his nuptials in order to concentrate on the national team.
¿Sívori se juega?...Si Argentina lo pide y su club no lo cede, no volvería a jugar
Friends and family tell Goles that Sívori would be unwilling to play again for Juventus if the Italian club does not allow him to represent Argentina at the 1958 World Cup. Hearsay? Sensationalist article?
Maschio, Angelillo, y yo - dice Sívori - lo que más ansiamos es ir a Suecia con Argentina
Speaking on behalf of Angelillo and Maschio, Sívori tells Argentine journalists that the three of them would like to join the national team for the World Cup. Although AFA eventually decided to ignore their requests, this article is an example of…
El combinado uruguayo batió al argentino con una actuación que parece anunciar su recuperación
Argentina's loss to Uruguay begins to sound the alarms among fans and journalists back home.
Dos bellos regalos le hicieron simultáneamente a José García Pérez el fútbol y la vida familiar
This article is an example of the middle-class lifestyle professional fútbol players embraced, and the media portrayed as such, in the 1950s.
Don Alejandro Watson Hutton: ¡Presente!
Peronist literature often viewed the past through an ultra-nationalist lens. Here, this article labels the Argentine players leaving for England as the "spiritual children" of Watson.
La selección destruyó un "mito": la fuerza
With the national team's failure to qualify for the World Cup, and the only notable performance from Huracán's own player Rendo, the article delivers a harsh critique of the modern style of play based on strength. Instead, it states that quality,…
La imprevisión como sistema
A fascinating article on several accounts: who is to blame for the ills of Argentine fútbol (AFA for postponing and suddenly scheduling league matches--leaving clubs in precarious positions--and clubs for starting stadium repairs days before matches…
Para Cesarini, Estudiantes es el seleccionado nacional
With 8 players on the national team from Estudiantes, the efficiency of this club is valued by coach Cesarini