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Charlas de fútbol a tres bandas
Stabile cites noticeable differences when Argentina plays in Europe, hosts European teams in Argentina, and plays in the Copa Sudamericana
Lo ocurrido con Mogilevsky: Solicita a la AFA la suma de 150.000 pesos
The salary dispute between Mogilevsky and AFA shows that in the modern game even physical trainers become quasi-celebrity figures in the world of fútbol.
Menos euforia en la selección: La fé continúa siendo inquebrantable
By praising the serious and measured approach of the national team ahead of the 1959 South American championship, Goles indirectly suggests that the problem in previous years was that players, fans, and journalists were too overconfident about the…
Nunca se ha trabajado tanto en una selección argentina
The biggest takeaway in 1959 is that Argentina falied in Sweden because players gave little effort and were overconfident. Now, the emphasis is on hard work. Nothing is said about playing styles and tactics, which, at least in 1959, suggests that…
Solo con coraje y disciplina puede jugarse de igual a igual con Brasil
Brazil's World Cup triumph shattered the prevailing narratives in Argentina before 1958. Then, England was the "master" of the game and Uruguay Argentina's closest South American rival. But with England's poor performances in international football,…
Dilema para los técnicos: La integración del plantel
In the wake of the "disaster" of the 1958 World Cup, journalists place greater scrutiny on the selection of players ahead of the 1959 South American championship.
Para poder darse intégramente a la selección Pedro Manfredini decidió postergar sus bodas
The article praises the professionalism of Manfedini, who postponed his nuptials in order to concentrate on the national team.
Una jornada para vergüenza y dolor del fútbol rioplatense
Argentina's poor performance against Uruguay, in a game marked by violent behavior by players on both sides, raises alarms in the Argentine press. This is the second such match in less than two months.
¿Sívori se juega?...Si Argentina lo pide y su club no lo cede, no volvería a jugar
Friends and family tell Goles that Sívori would be unwilling to play again for Juventus if the Italian club does not allow him to represent Argentina at the 1958 World Cup. Hearsay? Sensationalist article?
Cover image; La 'prueba' de Montevideo fue decepcionante: Antes no había ataque, ahora no hay equipo
Argentina's poor performance against Uruguay, in a game marked by violent behavior by players on both sides, raises alarms in the Argentine press.
Maschio, Angelillo, y yo - dice Sívori - lo que más ansiamos es ir a Suecia con Argentina
Speaking on behalf of Angelillo and Maschio, Sívori tells Argentine journalists that the three of them would like to join the national team for the World Cup. Although AFA eventually decided to ignore their requests, this article is an example of…
El combinado uruguayo batió al argentino con una actuación que parece anunciar su recuperación
Argentina's loss to Uruguay begins to sound the alarms among fans and journalists back home.
Cover image; Ningún problema del fútbol fue resuelto en el año que termina
Goles accuses AFA of ignoring the various problems afecting Argentine fútbol: the exods of talented players, the decline of quality fútbol, the fiscal mismanagement at clubs, the lack of stadium safety, etc.
Destruye un balance triunfal los efectos que puede causar el derrotismo fuera de lugar
One of the recurring criticisms in the press after the debacle of the 1958 World Cup was the fear of losing that took hold among players. But here, in 1957, we see this same theme of "derrotismo" appear. Goles acknowledges that losing is part of the…
Dos bellos regalos le hicieron simultáneamente a José García Pérez el fútbol y la vida familiar
This article is an example of the middle-class lifestyle professional fútbol players embraced, and the media portrayed as such, in the 1950s.
Quedaron mano a mano el fútbol argentino y el británico
Various excuses are given for why Argentina lost to England in the first match between both national teams (locality, weather, historic quality of English football), but overall the sense is that trip showed Europeans the quality of Argentine fútbol.…