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Este es Osvaldo: antes y después de Zubeldía
He credits Adolfo Mogilevsky as the person who revolutionized Argentine soccer (in other words he modernized it)
Las tácticas a través de la historia del fútbol; Habla Juan José Pizutti
The first article looks at the evolution of soccer through playing styles and tactical formations. The second article highlights the Racing team of 1966 that scored many goals in large part becasue the head coach gave players liberty to develop their…
Lorenzo y sus mudanzas
This article paints Lorenzo as an opportunist, who lays blame everywhere (except with himself)
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…
Las reflexiones de Zubeldía
He regrets what happened in 1969 and defends his philosophy and approach to the game Zubeldia also has choice words for DiStefano and Labruna
El mundial visto por Juan Carlos Lorenzo
El Grafico reprinted (to their credit) Lorenzo's view of how he prepared for the World Cup and what went wrong
"Si soy la piedra del escándolo, me voy"…; "El equipo lo tengo en la cabeza"
Argentine head coach Juan Carlos Lorenzo, attacked by the press as clueless, is accused of not controlling his team. Lorenzo counters these accustaions as reporters ask why certain players were left off team, and why others were included. Lorenzo's…
La inyección rosarina que necesita nuestro fútbol
Interview with players from Rosario Central examines their philosophies about soccer, their approach to the game, and why they think Argentine soccer is suffering
Hacia una efectiva superación de nuestro fútbol; diagnóstico: avanza la destrucción; tratamiento: juego mas ofensivo; receta: poner mas delanteros
Juvenal examines the problems in Argentine soccer (physicality and "destruction") and what is needed (offensive-minded risks)
Era la hora de Perdenera…pero eligieron a Della Torre
El Grafico surmises that politics, and a continual preference for a European/modern style favored by coaches like Spinetto and Lorenzo, led AFA officials to select Jose Della Torre over Perdenera Colombo, President of AFA, publicly stated that he…
Independiente: ¿gana dando patadas?
Having been undefeated for a year, Independiente begins to receive some criticism for "patadas" Is Independiente employing hard, physical play? At least their coach keeps using the phrase "la mataron" in interviews and refers to a winning-first…
A un paso del título
A helpful article to look at how Argentina's national team changed, or did not change, in response to the 1966 World Cup New (old) coach Jim Lopes introduced a pragmatic style that did not satisfy El Grafico because the squad lacked presence,…
No nos ganó la tradición, nos ganamos nosotros
Very critical article about the lessons still not grasped in Argentine soccer: winning at all costs does not work
¿Qué elegimos: Racing o el Seleccionado?
Useful article because it examines two different philosophies of soccer: attack at all costs, or defend and win at all costs? The article ignores that both teams emphasized a very tight and physical defense
¿Dónde quedó la revolución?
The article asks what happened to Racing, noting its abandonment of attacking football and adoption of the same-old, same-old: cautious and defensive soccer to win at all costs Did El Grafico bother to ask whether that mentality always existed, but…
Un triunfo de la nueva mentalidad
Like Racing the year before, Estudiantes sets out to win,play collectively, and with humility Unlike Racing in 1966, this team "muerde", plays tough, and is more noted for asphixiating their opponents on the field