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Casi un veredicto
Ardizzone sees the 3-0 victory by Italy over Argentina as a just score for a team lacking direction
Director técnico se necesita
Ardizzone prefers that Argentina lose because they replaced their head coach at the last second (what would be an unsurprising move by the AFA), than to lose with Lorenzo in an embarassing manner like 1958 Lorenzo has lost his players, some of whom…
[cartoon]
If throwing projectiles and injuring players is funny…has it become acceoptable to the point that fans view violence as a part of the game?
Racing: piernas, pulmones, y coraje…
Racing, which will go on to win the 1967 Intercontinental Cup, begins showing the traits that propelled them to international success: physicality, stamina, and "coraje" or "garra" [more on 5/31/1966 pages 63-65]
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
Conteste, señor Lorenzo
El Grafico 's interview with Lorenzo tries to gauge if there are any differences, or lessons learned, from 1962
A propósito de Lorenzo
Although El Grafico disapproved of Lorenzo in Chile 1962, it lends its support to him on the condition that Lorenzo in 1966 learned from his mistakes
El Gráfico y la Selección
By accepting the resignation of Zubeldia's right hand man, the AFA in essence prompted Zubeldia to resign and left the national team without a coach just a few months before the World Cup
Una charla con Lorenzo; cuando vuelva Albrecht...
Of note are Lorenzo's thoughts on Argentina's chances on the upcoming World Cup and how to deal with the first three opponents Also, he discusses his own experience with the "cerrojo" and how to break it
Hacer un e-q-u-i-p-o
El Grafico provides an opinion about what Argentina's chances in the 1966 World Cup are and what the coaching staff should think about in its preparation [similar article the following week 1/25/1966 pages 34-37, as well as 2/15/1966 pages 34-37]
¿Bombas a mí?
Troubling article about how an anonymous person bombed the home of River Plate's coach
El caso Carrizo…
More violence on the pitch, as players and coaches are expelled in the match between Boca and River River's goalie, Carrizo, troubled by the refusal of how own to let him out of the game, punches a Boca player at the end The refreree is also struck…
Así lo vió Zubeldía
A brief interview with Zubeldia after his first match in charge of Los Albicelestes
Otro espíritu...
In the game against Russia, although marred by some physical play, Zubeldia's national team shows an ability to finish games strong--lacking under Minella
Completaron la semana
Zubeldia is hired as new national team coach for the 1966 World Cup, despite a laundry list of conditions
El fútbol se asfixia por falta de goles ¿cómo salvarlo?
The value of this article is that it summarizes the effects of physical approaches to soccer that stifle creativity and lead to less goals