The move to a more systematic, and professionalization, of coaching and the use of tactics begins in the late 1940's with coaches who will become important during the 1950s and 1960s (especially with the national team) such as D'Amico, Cesarini, and…
Argentine-born Herrera was perhaps the most famous coach in world soccer in the early to mid-1960s. This interview seeks to unmask hthe "philosopher" of fútbol.
After two significant victories in one calendar year - "Los Albicelestes" winning the mini Cup of Nations and Independiente securing the Copa Libertadores - Juvenal concludes that Argentine fútbol players are beginning to ditch their losing…
Quino (famous for his cartoon "Mafalda") offered occasional illustrations on fútbol for "Sport." Here, he pokes fun at the excessive marking typical of the modern game.
The position of center forward produced a long list of "crack" players during the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s. But the lack of such players, and the low scoring trend in the Argentine league, alarmed journalists and fans. This article examines the…
With the World Cup approaching, AFA has to select a national team coach. Their decision will speak volumes about how the team will play because the four men offer different approaches and tactics.
Looking towards the Independiente-Inter Milan matchup (the 2nd straight year for the Intercontinental Cup), the article tries to examine Helenio Herrera and interviews him.
Tactics, according to the paper, are leading to games like this one where one team bunkers down and prevents a goal-kicking the ball downfield without any sense of offense-while the other team has no clue how to break their opponent's defense. A…
Campeón begins to assess more of the tactics by coaches than player performance. Zubeldía is interesting because he will be appointed national team coach shortly and just started his stint at Estudiantes.
Coaches were becoming as famous as players and their influence carried weight in the press. Lorenzo, derided after 1962, is portrayed as a master tactician in this article about San Lorenzo's victory over Ferrocarril Oeste.
Citing that the poor play by two of the top teams in Argentina is neither old nor modern, the paper describes this match as one lacking in tactics and intelligent play. Instead, it was a match where tactics, technique, speed, effort, love for the…
As opposed to other journalists of the time who bemoaned the loss of the old criollo style, this paper seems to criticize players for not showing fight, strength, and effort. Here, Zubeldía is praised as a realist tactician, but his players let him…
"Romanticismo en época de crudo materialismo" sums up the analysis of Argentine fútbol in 1965: low on goals, high on defensive tactics that prevent teams from scoring.