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La AFA tiene interventor…
Shows the diverse opinions about the position of a mediator that the government established to put the AFA in order
El mundo de la diplomacia
Using his diplomatic skills as a football official, Suarez has been able to soothe tensions and assume a defacto leadership of the national team This article rebust a previous commentary in the same issues that Lorenzo had come to recognize his…
Desahogo en Ezeiza
El Grafico interviews two players, visibly angry at being left out of the national team, who return to Argentina with a very negative view of Lorenzo They hint that much more will be said by players after the World Cup and that the team is better…
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…
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…
A propósito de Lorenzo
Although El Grafico disapproved of Lorenzo in Chile 1962, it lends its support to him on the condition that Lorenzo in 1966 learned from his mistakes
El Gráfico y la Selección
By accepting the resignation of Zubeldia's right hand man, the AFA in essence prompted Zubeldia to resign and left the national team without a coach just a few months before the World Cup
Completaron la semana
Zubeldia is hired as new national team coach for the 1966 World Cup, despite a laundry list of conditions
[politics at AFA]
Just a glimpse into how AFA chiefs are selected and deposed by powerful club presidents
Cronología de un fracaso
Editorial that condemns the leadership of Raul Colombo at the head of the AFA
¿Es Minella el hombre?
Minella, the new national team coach, does not have the conviction and sufficient command of players that is required for the national team That is the conclusion of El Grafico's assessment of Minella, who led River Plate to a successful period in…
Y…¿qué quedó de aquél futuro?
D'Amico the new national team coach? AFA hasn't contacted him for months The national team? No plans in sight This article looks at the lack of planning and organization with the national team
La encuesta: ¿deben televisarse los partidos de fútbol?
More important than the opinions of the notable interviewees (who all agree that televising games should take place) is their focus on spectators and the benefits televised matches could provide to the public
Menotti: "Torres no puede ser"
What is interesting about this brief interview with Menotti is that he seems to have captured the imagination of El Grafico Menotti outlines his rationale for why Della Torre should leave the national team (and why the team suffered in Bolivia…
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…
¿Cuándo aprenderemos?
The AFA provided coach Nestor Rossi complete control over personnel and coaching matters for 2 friendlies against Chile, but then selected its own players after receiving his list.