Category: The South American Roles
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The South American Roles: The Enganche (feat. FM Grasshopper)
Football in Argentina, like so many things in my homeland, has always been best represented by its leaders, larger-than-life characters that come to epitomize people’s traditions and ideas. From a tactical standpoint, those would be the “Cinco” and the “Diez”. The “Cinco”, the traditional Argentine defensive midfielder, represents the warrior on the pitch, the courage…
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The South American Roles: The Segundo Volante
Who’s your favourite brazilian footballer? If you’re my age, it’s probably Ronaldo or Ronaldinho. If you’re older, maybe it’s Romario, Socrates, maybe even Pelé himself. And if you’re too young to remember the times when Zidane had any hair on his head, I’m guessing it’s Neymar. It’s all too logical; they’re the deadly strikers, the…