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Ritornello
Félix del Valle laments how the Italian-European style is much lauded around the world He dubs it the "antítesis" of soccer and prefers for Argentines to turn an eye away from this "no fútbol" approach The "candado" or "cerrojo" style (catenaccio)…
Esto nunca se ve en Europa
El Gráfico published two articles in successive weeks that praised South American soccer in opposition to what Italy exhibited To punctuate the difference, they highlight comments from an Italian coach who praises a fluid South American style with…
Asi se juega
Another article that seeks to diminish the Italian and European style in favor of one practiced by those who know soccer best: South Americans
A propósito del seleccionado
Article summarizes the state of the national team and the state of Argentinean football: not bad, not good
Quejas contra River…y otros
Letter complains that the major clubs, all in Buenos Aires, do not field their best players when playing in the interior, thereby leaving many fans angry at paying to see "star players" and instead watching reserves This letter reflects continued…
Saneamiento del fútbol
Letter from a reader who feels that Argentine referees are not up to the task after witnessing better officiating from foreigners llike the English The insinuation is that local referees have too much conflict of interest
Don Pedro
This article does several things at once: it reinforces the popular notion that sports can bridge classes, turn a poor butcher´s son into a star player, and focuses on the player´s role as an exceptional player and husband-father In many ways, this…
Palabras, puras palabras del fútbol
A useful overview of some of the problems in Argentinean soccer Panzeri characterizers "reformers" as people who always look towards Europe for answers He also believes that fundamental changes will not occur because professional soccer was born with…
Una tarde en Arsenal
Arsenal´s youth system is used as a model of what happens when a club invests in the future, instead of the present Ampelio Liberali uses the efficient youth system at Arsenal to criticize club officials in professional soccer who spend money on star…
Hay que renovar el fútbol
Sarcastic piece that ridicules the calls to reform soccer in the wake of a new government and constitution Addresses the modern defensive systems en vogue
Partidos de noventa minutos
The article praises the sportsmanship, morality, and heart of provincial teams and concludes that teams in the professional leagues could learn much from the provinces
Voto de confianza
Unlike previous years, where a solid defense was not supported by an effective offense, the 1957 national team is balanced Although it is not analyzed here, it is curious that Argentine possessed a good defense during a time that modern defensive…
¡Sí, es un gran equipo!
Argentina, which entered the tournament with high expectations, justified the hope of its fans by winning the 1957 championship and routing both Uruguay and Brazil (its traditional and most respected rivals) en route to the title
Argentina: un equipo casi perfecto
Among the many traits exhibited, discipline and individualism-seemingly at odds with each other-worked because coach Stábile provided players to room to improvise and the players demostrated an ability to regulate themselves on and off the field In…
Se acabaron las cifras millonarias
Of particular note is the final comment in this article: it is vital for clubs to attract the fans who have stopped going to stadiums Who are they? El Gráfico implies that the well-dressed middle class has abdicated the stands to people dressed for…
"El Monstruo" responde
Of note is Di Stéfano´s comments on modern approaches to soccer-discipline, defense, catenaccio, and tactics-and his disdain for them He comes off as a pure "criollo" footballer