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¿A usted le duele que Brasil haya ganado el mundial, señor Zubeldía?
El Grafico tries to get at the heart of Zuebldia's philosophy about soccer By favoring England and Germany's 'order' over Brazil the Estudiantes coach received criticism Here he clarifies by explaining that work and discipline matter and that Brazil…
Del "fulbito" al "ollazo", de la pisada al laboratorio, del toquecito al pelotazo
Nice article that summarizes the different approaches to playing soccer in Argentina (based on Racing, Estudiantes, and Boca's style)
La hora del miedo quedó atrás…¿llegó la hora del ataque?
Boca Juniors in 1969 was the antithesis of Estudiantes Both teams succeeded but Boca Juniors did so by playing an attacking style of soccer Is this a change and return back to criollismo?
Algo está pasando en el fútbol argentino
Helpful summary of the changes in Argentine soccer of the late 1960s
Racing nos devolvió la Copa
Racing's victory, going back to a more attacking soccer, is praised in El Grafico
Un triunfo de la nueva mentalidad
Like Racing the year before, Estudiantes sets out to win,play collectively, and with humility Unlike Racing in 1966, this team "muerde", plays tough, and is more noted for asphixiating their opponents on the field
¿Dónde quedó la revolución?
The article asks what happened to Racing, noting its abandonment of attacking football and adoption of the same-old, same-old: cautious and defensive soccer to win at all costs Did El Grafico bother to ask whether that mentality always existed, but…
¿Qué elegimos: Racing o el Seleccionado?
Useful article because it examines two different philosophies of soccer: attack at all costs, or defend and win at all costs? The article ignores that both teams emphasized a very tight and physical defense
No nos ganó la tradición, nos ganamos nosotros
Very critical article about the lessons still not grasped in Argentine soccer: winning at all costs does not work
A un paso del título
A helpful article to look at how Argentina's national team changed, or did not change, in response to the 1966 World Cup New (old) coach Jim Lopes introduced a pragmatic style that did not satisfy El Grafico because the squad lacked presence,…
Independiente: ¿gana dando patadas?
Having been undefeated for a year, Independiente begins to receive some criticism for "patadas" Is Independiente employing hard, physical play? At least their coach keeps using the phrase "la mataron" in interviews and refers to a winning-first…
Era la hora de Perdenera…pero eligieron a Della Torre
El Grafico surmises that politics, and a continual preference for a European/modern style favored by coaches like Spinetto and Lorenzo, led AFA officials to select Jose Della Torre over Perdenera Colombo, President of AFA, publicly stated that he…
Hacia una efectiva superación de nuestro fútbol; diagnóstico: avanza la destrucción; tratamiento: juego mas ofensivo; receta: poner mas delanteros
Juvenal examines the problems in Argentine soccer (physicality and "destruction") and what is needed (offensive-minded risks)
La inyección rosarina que necesita nuestro fútbol
Interview with players from Rosario Central examines their philosophies about soccer, their approach to the game, and why they think Argentine soccer is suffering
"Si soy la piedra del escándolo, me voy"…; "El equipo lo tengo en la cabeza"
Argentine head coach Juan Carlos Lorenzo, attacked by the press as clueless, is accused of not controlling his team. Lorenzo counters these accustaions as reporters ask why certain players were left off team, and why others were included. Lorenzo's…
El mundial visto por Juan Carlos Lorenzo
El Grafico reprinted (to their credit) Lorenzo's view of how he prepared for the World Cup and what went wrong