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Racing le ganó a una leyenda
El Grafico asks if the result, a favorable one that places Racing on the verge of being crowned the champion of Copa Libertadores, is worth the price: a violent, ugly, and anti-futbol affair Racing played Nacional the way Nacional began the match:…
¿Habrá que acostumbrarse a ver a un Racing distincto?
From an attractive long-ball style to cautious and tough defensive approach, Racing changes style to win the tournament Did it change? Or did they simply change focus of their own style?
De Wembley al Centenario la historia se repite, ¡basta!
El Grafico is tired of hearing about changing mentality …then proceeds to list all the ills of Argentine soccer and says the worst part is that Argentine players play like they are afraid to lose
La trastienda de una derrota
The best part of this article is that it highlights two seminal moments that defined Argentine soccer: the 1958 World Cup (worst disaster) and the 1964 Cup of Nations (best success) Both tournaments produced noticeable shifts in Argentine soccer The…
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,…
[cartoon poking fun at the 1966 World Cup]
The World Cup mascot goes to church Two bystanders believe he is going to church to confess (for the "sins" against soccer, fair play, and sportsmanship) This reflects a belief that Europeans plotted together to avoid a South American champion
Comenzó el mundial del 70
Looks at the new youth national team, whose goal is to produce the basis for the 1970 World Cup team
Siete días de intervención
The decision by Suarez were not very polemic but strong and forceful He talks about the national team and how to move forward
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 saludo de 22 millones
Perhaps a helpful image to show how politicians like Ongania found soccer as a useful tool to appeal to the public
La agonía del álgebra
Summary of the different tactical systems used across the last three World Cups, the systems Argentina employed, and the lack of influential systems from the 1966 World Cup Here, as the Hungarian coach noted, fouling and hurting the skilled players…
Sin gol, sí, pero contra doce jugadores
A longer lens is useful in examining what happened in the final match for Argentina Some discussion of the foreign press
Ustedes se lo merecían
Images show public and political reception of national team as heroes
El caudillo se "confiesa"
El Grafico tries to find out what happened in the game against England, as well as the entire tournament for the national team
Éstas lágrimas valen
players felt they were good enough to win the World Cup, others blamed their loss on a "fix", one even relates this "robbery" to the England taking Las Malvinas