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Nuestro llamado no fue en vano
Three letters (out of 6--the other ones are not legible) by fans on what ails River. The theme throughout all of these is professionalism. One reader points to Gatti's disheveled hair and clothing eccentricities.
La huelga vino de arriba
Players threatened to go on strike in April 1948 over salaries, transfers and other issues that they felt should be handled by club owners in a more professional manner. AFA intervened, which showed the severity of the situation, and ultimately the…
El fútbol criollo sufrió este año; la manía de los estilos importados
Several reasons appear as to why the quality of soccer dimished greatly, according to the magazine, in 1957: the import of players from the interior and overseas who are unaccustomed to how soccer is played in Bs As, the failure to develop strong…
Ante los próximos internacionales
An interview with national team player Pedro Calomino revelas how players were troubled by the lack of organization and professionalism by AFA authorities
Mogilevsky sigue trabajando
Helpful article that shows a more rationale, scientific approach towards preparing athletes on the national team…and the organization required by AFA officials to support players
Medicamentos
Lazzatti offers solutions ot the four problems affecting national soccer: order, understanding, respect, and knowledge
Spinetto y Mogilvesky: culpables pasivos
Magazine lays some blame on the head coach and physical trainer of the national team for not standing up to club officials/coaches, and for not demanding respect for their positions by allowing the AFA to continue its path of haphazard scheduling and…
Córtese el cabello, levántese las medias, arréglese la camiseta
Masculinity, proper etiquette, and class sensibilities are all on display in this interesting piece by El Grafico
Nuestros "fustigados" tiene la palabra
Follow up to article from 7/6/1960: Mogilevsky
Es técnica y quiénes son técnicos?
Perhaps an inconsecuential article, nonetheless it reveals a fundamental divide between those whose traditional views exclude scholars and specialists from outside of soccer from the sport (Panzeri), and those whose academic credentials are values as…
La escuela del fútbol
A nice overview of the why, where, and how soccer schools will introduce a national plan of action Implicit in this overview is that club-level schools will need to fall in place with any national initiatives
El fútbol era un juego
By breaking down the specific aspects of modern soccer, Panzeri comes to the conclusion that the Argentine player should not forget how to play "lo nuestro" but will have to come to grips with the reality of the modern game: no fixed position,…
Una esperanza en marcha
Journalist explains how tradition and modernity can go hand-in-hand: the Argentine player is naturally born into a "school" of soccer born in Argentina, but now employs a modern approach to training based on professionalism, researching opponents and…
Esto es empezar
Younger players, more discipline, stricter training regime…all point to a promising new start with the national team