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Excerpt from "Las armas secretas de los empresarios"
A revealing quote on how Frondizi populated his economic team with businessmen ("empresarios") and Illia with economists.
Simple y maravilloso
Both Racing and Estudiantes emerged in 1966 as revelatory teams, albeit different in approaches. One attacked with long balls and four forwards, while the other focused on preventing goals and counterattacking through its midfield.
Veinte preguntas al Presidente electo
The twenty questions seek to understand Frondizi's governing philosophy
Nos habla el nuevo Presidente
A much more political and economic type of discussion than the profile pieces seen in other magazines.
Un nuevo presidente argentino
The magazine labels Frondizi an enigma, and tries to explain Argentina's new president and governing philosophy to foreign readers.
Macramé rioplatense vs. Catenaccio italiano
El Grafico contrasts the platense "macramé" with the Italian "catenaccio" by examining how two star players in Italy, one from Uruguay and the other from Argentina, try to showcase their stylistic play but are met with defensive-minded tactics aimed…
La operación Chile comienza en Lisboa
The concluding statement in this article sums up the expectations of the sports journalists at El Grafico: new tactical schemes are in place but there is still no guiding "school" or philosophy of soccer at hand The tone is hopeful but not full of…
Primera victoria argentina: mayor tranquilidad, optimismo todavía no
The game supported Panzeri's pre-friendly assessment of the national team: no guiding philosophy or school of soccer Instead, indiviudal talent trumped collective play In this case, talent helped Argentina defeat Portugal (but in the following match…
Satisfactorio para Argentina: nosotros sabemos jugar la pelota
Without the individual creativity and play of Pando, the Argentine national team lacks the consistency and organization needed to win
Teoría sobre el mundial
Journalists like Panzeri have long been enamored of Menotti's philosophy about how to play soccer. This article focuses on Huracan's coach, who will eventually become the national team coach in the 1978 World Cup, and whay he values in soccer:…
Boca River y…todo nuestro fútbol parecen estar enfermos de 'mieditis'
playing scared is manifested through overly defensive styles and tactics.
Dejaron saldo favorable los partidos en Brasil
The article is a good bookend to this research, by showing how strength can compliment (not replace) "lo nuestro".
"Todo está previsto" "Todo está estudiado" "Todo va bien"
Not sure if the article is a bit tongue-in-cheek, but El Grafico feels that a coach finally captured all the concerns and needs of the national team in a thorough letter sent to AFA and published in daily newspapers While acknowledging the merits of…
Argentina 0 México 1 (pero en contra)
In his second match at the head of the national team, El Grafico's writers conclude that they have lost faith in Lorenzo and his highly systematic and physical approach to coaching El Grafico does not mince words, labeling Lorenzo's approach as one…
Dulce amargo, ganamos sufriendo (¡contra Bulgaria!)
Questions the value of winning if Argentina plays so poorly
Hungria jugo a clasificarse (objetivo logrado), Argentina, a salvar a su apariencia (con 'futbolito')
According to El Grafico, Lorenzo seemed to acknowledge that his approach did not work and let the most talented players play "a lo criollo") Why? Desperation to not be humiliated again like in Sweden This article lacks any investigative value by not…