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Primera victoria argentina: mayor tranquilidad, optimismo todavía no
The game supported Panzeri's pre-friendly assessment of the national team: no guiding philosophy or school of soccer Instead, indiviudal talent trumped collective play In this case, talent helped Argentina defeat Portugal (but in the following match…
Satisfactorio para Argentina: nosotros sabemos jugar la pelota
Without the individual creativity and play of Pando, the Argentine national team lacks the consistency and organization needed to win
El terror a perder a veces trae solución, el miedo debe dejar lugar a la convicción
Although Spinetto's change in tactics to a more defensive approach (aimed at preventing a loss) worked in Russia, it came at the cost of the national team's "natural" playing style and overall identity Panzeri questions whether such a fear of losing…
9 rounds con Adolfo Mogilevsky
Mogilevsky clears up why he resigned, what went on with Colombo and AFA officials, and the contradictory statements made about player selections
Sobornos…salvajadas…barbarie…un solo problema: el fútbol está falto de ejemplos
Displaying various newspaper clippings and letters, El Grafico wants to shed light on the increasing violence at soccer matches as an example of the nation's decaying sense of morality
No espermos nada; esperemos lo peor
Panzeri's critical analysis of Lorenzo continues, but he places blame on a culture that favors coaches like Lorenzo and keep people like Colombo in power For the first time in El Grafico, the "doble cerrojo", or deadbolt formation, is used in…
Dulce amargo, ganamos sufriendo (¡contra Bulgaria!)
Questions the value of winning if Argentina plays so poorly
Cuando tu vas yo estoy de vuelta
Lorenzo's tactics proved to be a failure for Panzeri He wanted to play a physical, tough style but ultimately brought Argentina's most skilled players The result? Good players who did not, and could not, understand Lorenzo's approach England deserved…
Hungria jugo a clasificarse (objetivo logrado), Argentina, a salvar a su apariencia (con 'futbolito')
According to El Grafico, Lorenzo seemed to acknowledge that his approach did not work and let the most talented players play "a lo criollo") Why? Desperation to not be humiliated again like in Sweden This article lacks any investigative value by not…
Argentina-Uruguay: Menotti+Menotti+Menotti+Ruben Gonzalez=3-1
Article praises the approach by interm coach, Nestor Rossi, of allowing Argentine players play freely and not adhering to any strict system This allowed talented players like Cesar Luis Menotti to be creative and promote a free-flowing style of play
Fútbol más confortable espectáculo más higiénico
Because El Gráfico was busy heaping praise on itself the previous week, this delayed summary of La Plata's stadium disaster, focusing on the safety and well being of people who attend these matches.
Soluciones: dirigentes
Written as a letter to soccer officials, El Grafico warns of a suicidal trajectory of the national sport if "restructuring" and reform continues (after many years) to be empty rhetoric' [In a follow-up piece, El Grafico suggests that the decision is…
Conteste, señor Lorenzo
El Grafico 's interview with Lorenzo tries to gauge if there are any differences, or lessons learned, from 1962
La fiebre del fútbol
Several helpful charts on the decline of Argentine soccer attendance Two charts stand out in particular: sold tickets (1933-1963) and cost of match tickets (1947-1963) The sudden rise in ticket prices after Peron also supports the idea that the…
¡20 milliones!
Image of Maschio, Angelillo, and Sívori, also known as the "trío de la muerte" for their clinical finishing in the 1957 Copa Sudamericana
Silencio-fama-silencio; DT: ex-selección, ex-San Lorenzo, ¿víctima?
A more positive look at Lorenzo (could it be because Panzeri and Lazzatti left El Grafico?) The interviewer seeks to understand what happened in Chile and why Lorenzo rose and fell so quickly Lorenzo speaks frankly about players and his approach to…