Comments on: Primera A(tlético) http://hastaelgolsiempre.com/2009/06/08/primera-atletico/ More fútbol argentino than you can shake a mullet at Tue, 14 Feb 2012 06:23:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Matthew Gilbert http://hastaelgolsiempre.com/2009/06/08/primera-atletico/#comment-4251 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 12:46:23 +0000 http://hastaelgolsiempre.com/?p=2902#comment-4251 BTW, you’re making me feel old being born in 1984, I was busy listening to Duran Duran and Echo and the Bunnymen on my Walkman!
:-)

I dare say Atlético Tucumán’s results were being printed in the ‘World of Soccer’ section in the back of ‘Match’ magazine, but I can’t recall noticing them.
One thing I do know is that Racing, Rosario Central, Lanús and GELP were *all* in the second division at this time, surely this must have been the strongest second division ever with the biggest crowds? (Though I realise Lanús don’t have much history before Russo and Cúper).

I know I’ve asked this question before, but no-one picked up on it, if one of the big clubs goes down this season (Central, GELP or heaven forbid Racing), will there be more pressure to lift the away fan ban in B, or will it be more likely to stay?

]]> By: Matthew Gilbert http://hastaelgolsiempre.com/2009/06/08/primera-atletico/#comment-4250 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 12:37:46 +0000 http://hastaelgolsiempre.com/?p=2902#comment-4250 Just going back to Talleres, sad for them to be relegated to the third, I saw a player I’d seen before, Buffarini. I don’t know how old he is, but he doesn’t look old, he’s a kind of unpredictable winger who probably doesn’t know himself what he’s gonna do next, so I’m not sure if he has potential to progress much further. But his good attitude when he came on as sub was typical of many Argentine players I see – even though his team were losing, he was running back to help out in defence, he was desperate to help, and at the end he looked genuinely crushed that his side are probably going down.

Maybe he’s a fan of the club, but anyway, I don’t see that many players in the English leagues show that much dedication to their sides, they always seem to be looking for the next move.

At a higher level, Tevez is always one of the hardest working players at Man U, even though he knows he isn’t wanted by the manager. People don’t seem to associate Argentine players with team spirit and dedication, but I see a lot of it from them, most notably in Zuculini’s wonderful announcement this week. :-)

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