El fútbol criollo sufrió este año; la manía de los estilos importados

El fútbol criollo sufrió este año; la manía de los estilos importados

The discussion of criollo soccer versus "foreign" styles extends to Que magazine

Several reasons appear as to why the quality of soccer dimished greatly, according to the magazine, in 1957: the import of players from the interior and overseas who are unaccustomed to how soccer is played in Bs As, the failure to develop strong youth systems, the hiring of players from clubs that were relegated the previous year, the exodus of "cracks" in the early 1950s, the implementation of tactical systems from overseas, the growing meddling of boisterous fans who are overly critical, but mostly the adoption of training methods from Europe. The article concludes that Argentine soccer never needed "athletes", just those who possessed a subtle dominion over the ball. As a result of these new methods, players become quickly exhausted from so much running; soccer needs "more players and less doctors."

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Que

12-17-1957

Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Históricas Eva Perón-Museo Evita (Biblioteca)

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