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Foreign newspapers gave praise to Feyenoord, while some (especially French outlets like L'Equipe) lamented Estudiantes' use of anti-football: trying to play the offise, cynical tackles, playing to not lose, baiting officials, etc. In the words of the…
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Argentine players felt that they were playing against "strongmen" and had to match them. The article claims that the Argentine footballer was actually closer to the European player, and would be even closer if only more strength could be added to the…
Zubeldía, Atlanta y los periodistas
Brief interview with Osvaldo Zubeldía, another of the so-called "modernists" who promote anti-football Yet, Zubeldia does not see himself in this same light and actually accuses players who do play a rigid style, fixed to one position, as disobeying…
Y ésta es la verdad de Pizzuti
For Pizzuti, there is no more of "that old" soccer; Argentina does not possess the players needed to play the old way Instead, his approach is on strong defense, counter attacks, and a style of soccer approaching "totalk football": everyone runs,…
Vestuario local
River characterizes Atlanta's tactics as 'cerrojo' designed to prevent River's new star players from organizing any effective offense. It worked as Atlanta out-hussled River and earned a draw.
Various articles: Argentina con espíritu de hazaña; El procedimiento no ha sido claro; "¿Cómo hacer para vulnerar a Argentina?"; La esperanza reposa con los ojos abiertos; Hay electricidad en Buenos Aires…estamos frente a la carta definitiva; Un sábado fulbolero de emoción sin par
Coverage looks at tactical approaches by Alf Ramsey (England) and Juan Carlos Lorenzo (Argentina), as well as the excitement among the general public for this match.
Valentin Suarez busca un rumbo firme
By sending Suarez to Europe to oversee preparations by the national team, the AFA (in effect) demonstrated no confidence in Lorenzo; however, the remedy was not to replace him but rather provide a "check" on his power as coach Suarez has the ability…
Una vez mas la calidad pudo mas que los golpes
The use of violence as a tactic to stop the opposing team's star player is not a new one. Terms like 'garra' and the use of cynical tackles is part of Argentine soccer.
Una opinion de Lorenzo
Lorenzo assesses the bad performance of Argentina in the World Cup and says that Argentine players need to give up on improvisations
Una experiencia inédita
A look into how Mogilevsky helped reshape Argentine fútbol in 1959 (and why his novel ideas were hardly continued by successors). This piece is timely as Argentina faced its biggest challenge (qualifying for the 1974 World Cup) after another…
Una despedida de moda en Vélez Sársfield: silbidos
The trend towards results is producing a quality of play that fans are enjoying less. Atlanta here is coached by Zubeldía
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
Un partido de tres tonos
By now, typical tactics by players flames passions on and off the field
Un mes de Argentina…el balance de Maschio
Useful article in assessing how Argentine soccer changed from 1957-1966, from the perspective of a professional soccer player
Un fútbol teórico, viril, y metódico
The author wonders why England remains Argentina's key rival in the group stage of the World Cup. England's long-held reputation as a premier soccer nation, he argues, rests on its "golden isolation"-era, when England possessed the best players and…
Triunfo de Argentina ante Brasil: oportuna estrategia
It’s all about tactics vs. Pele and the organization of the national team. Of note is the characterization of fouls by the Argentines as tactical maneuvers, not fouls.