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Fascinating article because it alludes to a level of violence that was common pre-1956 and the seems is on the way out (which it is not)

Labeling it a match of forced "anti-futbol", Panzeri is critical of the soccer he is starting to witness in Argentina

Two main problems are addressed: the shift from "playing to win" to "playing not to lose" and the advent of overly defensive schemes aimed at preventing highly skiiled players from scoring

Letters to El Grafico show that Argentine soccer fans are becoming keenly aware of the reputation of its players as "llorones"

A player's perspective on "anti-fútbol"

San Lorenzo defeats Estudiantes by besting their rivals at their own game of physicality and anti-fútbol

The overall consensus is that Celtic was not a team to be feared and that Racing can defeat them at home. Also of note is the focus on what Europeans are saying about Racing (as well as the impact of these matches being televised).

The press is anxious for an end to 0-0 scores

When compared to the coverage from 2/1, it is interesting to note that journalists echoed the sentiment of fans to this extent: when you're winning it doesn't matter how you play…when you lose, it does matter how you play.

Tactics, according to the paper, are leading to games like this one where one team bunkers down and prevents a goal-kicking the ball downfield without any sense of offense-while the other team has no clue how to break their opponent's defense. A…