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La más digna de la derrotas
Rattin's expulsion, refereeing, and a bad tactical approach all led Argentina to lose to England…but in loss the team earned dignity
[Cover of El Gráfico July 26 1966]
El Grafico's role in making the national team "martyrs" after losing to England
[Cover of El Gráfico July 19 1966]
The cover image raises a question: how much of the supposed player-coach friction was created by El Grafico? Did the magazine's previous commentary influence players attitudes before World Cup preparations? Did El Grafico fuel the flames much higher…
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…
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…
¡Gracias...! A los once
Although some mention is made that Spain possessed a sub-par national team, El Grafico is full of praise for the performance of the national team Lorenzo is never mentioned in this article
Una semana casi histórica
El Grafico sees the tie against Germany, and victory over Spain, as games that were crucial to regaining international respect
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…
Conteste, señor Lorenzo
El Grafico 's interview with Lorenzo tries to gauge if there are any differences, or lessons learned, from 1962
Una charla con Lorenzo; cuando vuelva Albrecht...
Of note are Lorenzo's thoughts on Argentina's chances on the upcoming World Cup and how to deal with the first three opponents Also, he discusses his own experience with the "cerrojo" and how to break it
Hacer un e-q-u-i-p-o
El Grafico provides an opinion about what Argentina's chances in the 1966 World Cup are and what the coaching staff should think about in its preparation [similar article the following week 1/25/1966 pages 34-37, as well as 2/15/1966 pages 34-37]
Argentina 1-Inglaterra 0: salimos a enfriar el partido-lo enfriamos-y además lo ganamos
Summary of the match against England, whose disciplined style led Argentina to play orderly and knowing what it needed to win the tournament The possession play of the Argentines is described as "fulbito", passing without creating chances [In…
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
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…
[various articles]
The cover image and title allude to a corrupt collusion that would ensure host England's victory at the 1966 World Cup, even at the expense of Argentina.