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¿Qué debe olvidarse y qué debe rescatarse de un pasado feliz?
Less than a nostlagic look at the past as commonly seen in El Gráfico, this article looks at how the sport has evolved and become more professional. The point of the article is to provide solutions needed for the national team to perform well at the…
¿Sómos unos llorones?
Has complaining become a part of the identity of the Argentine fútbol player?
Una pasión argentina
Worth noting that the commentary describes the 1957 team at the Copa Sudamericana as the last criollo team--a good observation.
El anti-fútbol
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…
Asunto de técnicos; Faldutti formó la barrera, y Zubeldía no pudo quebrarla
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.
La influencia de un D.T. que cambió su esquema y el score
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.
Temas del momento: ¡Gambetas, no! ¡Goles, sí!
This little article is really helpful. It is full of Argentine colloquialisms for soccer ("el anile"). The purpose here is to assess whether the old way of playing, the gambeta, can win at the 1966 World Cup. The answer is no.
Boca y Huracán: responsables de un fútbol que no debe continuar
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…
El drama de Estudiantes: un buen esquema destruído por jugadores medrosos y anémicos
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…
Temas de momento: ¿Qué fútbol queremos los argentinos?
Fans seem to not be sure of what they want and are fickle. Do they want fútbol criollo? Long balls? Win, or play beatifully? Good article for identity.
¿Guapos o valientes?
Very helpful in understanding what Argentines mean by "jugando a lo guapo"
Lo que va de Menéndez a Menotti
The conclusion is that Menotti sticks to an approach and philosphy of fútbol of yesteryear, and thus finds himself lost in a sea change of modern tactics and overly defensive styles
Zubeldía con amplios poderes
A salary of 300,000 pesos a year (versus the 80,000 pesos Minella earned) stands out in the article that shows that AFA bent over backwards to hire Zubeldía
Gases, peleas, expulsiones y All Boys que deja su chance en match anormal
Police launch gas canisters into the crowd to disperse unruly fans
Ha llegado la hora de la opción fundamental: ¿fútbol o pelotita?
The language and discussion of tactics/playing style makes this a helpful article. Heavy on modern playing styles and approaches to soccer.
El jugar "a no perder" llevó al fútbol sin goles de 1965
"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.