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Lo que vale es el "relleno"
The conclusion of this article is that predisposition and mentality affect a style of play more than the system It uses Racing and resurgent Estudiantes, as well as the national team, as examples of what creates offense, defense, success, and failure
El balance de los D.T.
Based on a counter-attacking style that played a long ball (a la Europe/Britain), Racing revolutionized soccer It was a team that preached selflessness, everyone attacks, discipline, physicality, and tight defense Head coaches from around ARG respond…
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,…
La agonía del álgebra
Summary of the different tactical systems used across the last three World Cups, the systems Argentina employed, and the lack of influential systems from the 1966 World Cup Here, as the Hungarian coach noted, fouling and hurting the skilled players…
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…
…y el telón se levanata
The team will only succeed because of its defense, whike Lorenzo changed his approach and team spirit is better
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…
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
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…
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
¿Qué le falta al seleccionado?
Of note is the lengthy response by who will be the national team coach in 1966: Lorenzo
San Lorenzo hizo cerrojo, Boca colaboró
Lorenzo employed a "cerrojo" style on Boca Juniors, citing the youth and inexperience of his new team, and earned plaudits for seemingly turning around San Lorenzo's season Much of his approach is derived from his previous years in Italy [Puskas…
Las razones de Minella
Although El Grafico made it abundantly clear that it did not approve of Minella as head coach of the national team, it provides him space to clear up misconceptions and explain his coaching decisions Of note, he talks about implementing a "cerrojo",…
¿Hubo evolución futbolística en 1964?
Juvenal's assessment is that "yesterday" and "today" are not clear, how do we know when "yesterday's soccer" ends? It also looks at 1964 as a better season for soccer, more vibrant attacking, but also more violence on the field as fouls are used…
Después de Milan, después de Madrid
Tactics, Helenio Herrera, Giudice, and what happened in Europe What is interesting about this article are Herrera's own words, where he acknowledges using catenaccio and "anti-football" tactics to win