Teams On Tour-Part Vii (Argentina’S Tour Of 1984)

Carlos Salvador Bilardo had been appointed every bit the National Team Manager of Argentine Republic next Cesar Luis Menotti’s move out after the 1982 World Cup.

His work was to fix a Team for the 1986 World Cup.

Since his to a greater extent than defensive tactics were at odds alongside his predecessor, many of his predecessors’ choices were non adaptable to the novel tactics (and/or were at the halt of their cycle).

This meant an move out for the likes of Alberto Tarantini, Jorge Olguin, Daniel Bertoni, Americo Gallego, etc.

In 1983, Bilardo oversaw Argentina’s disappointing participation inward the Copa America. In early on 1984, his novel await Argentine Republic participated inward the Jawarhalal Nehru Cup inward India.

As business office of the Team’s preparations, Argentine Republic was to tour Europe inward Late August/ Early September, majority ended alongside matches at Republic of Colombia too Mexico.

The matches inward Europe would endure against Switzerland, Kingdom of Belgium too West Germany.

The likes of Superstar Diego Maradona, Jorge Valdano, Daniel Passarella too goalkeeper Ubaldo Fillol were silent inward favor, but Bilardo was restricted inward calling them upward since many played inward Europe.

Maradona had but transferred to Napoli, Valdano had but joined Real Madrid too Passarella was silent inward Fiorentina.

Bilardo was edifice a base of operations of a squad from generally dwelling theatre based players, playing alongside a to a greater extent than prosaic approach that had non pleased neither the fans nor the critics.

His squad would endure based unopen to but recent Copa Liberatdores winners, Independiente.

Club Captain every bit good Bilardo’s initial pick every bit Team Captain would endure Independiente defender Enzo Trossero. H5N1 few years earlier Trossero had a spell inward Europe alongside French social club Nantes but was directly firmly dorsum too established at home.

The lynchpin of the Team (in Maradona’s absence) would endure some other Independiente star, difficult working midfielder Jorge Burruchaga. He would endure the cornerstone of the Bilardo era too 1 of his laid players throughout his tenure.

Other Independiente players included were veteran midfielder Ricardo Bochini (a favorite of Maradona) too Ricardo Giusti, some other 1 of the able lieutenants of the Bilardo era.

Fillol’s unavailability gave opportunities to Nery Pumpido too Luis Islas to lay claim for the number 1 jersey for the Tour.

The other players who would characteristic prominently for Bilardo inward the coming years were defenders Oscar Garre (Ferrocarril Oeste), Julian Camino (Estudiantes), Oscar Ruggeri (Boca Juniors, presently to limit ship to River Plate), Jose Luis Brown (a rarity on this tour, playing exterior of Argentine Republic at Republic of Colombia alongside Atlético Nacional Medellin) too Marcelo Trobbiani (Estudiantes).

Argentina’s tour commenced on August 24^th inward the worst possible means inward a fierce clash at Colombia. This was the starting fourth dimension coming together betwixt the Nations since 1972 too inward all the previous encounters (five inward total) Argentine Republic had been undefeated.

Photo From: El Grafico Number 3386, 1984

(August 24, 1984, Republic of Colombia 1-Argentina 0)

Photo From: El Grafico Number 3386, 1984

(August 24, 1984, Republic of Colombia 1-Argentina 0)

The jibe inward Bogota’s 'El Campín' was won past times the dwelling theatre side, when Miguel Prince scored from a header inward the 56^th infinitesimal (Hernán Herrera supplying the cross).

Argentina had a pitiable jibe alongside exclusively 1 clear withdraw a opportunity through Ricardo Gareca midway through the starting fourth dimension half.

The ease of the jibe was marred past times the sending off of 4 players (including 3 from Argentina).

In the 59^th minute, Ricardo Giusti too Colombia’s Alvaro Escobar were both sent off after a scuffle.

Photo From: El Grafico Number 3386, 1984

(August 24, 1984, Republic of Colombia 1-Argentina 0)

Photo From: El Grafico Number 3386, 1984

(August 24, 1984, Republic of Colombia 1-Argentina 0)

In the 80^th minute, Argentina’s Captain Trossero was sent off after elbowing Pedro Sarmiento. He was followed a few minutes after past times Ricardo Gareca who was sent off for kicking Carlos Ricaurte.

This incident started a full general struggle too the police pull had to intervene to restore order.

The dwelling theatre crowd booed the Argentines too debris was thrown from the stands on the Argentines.

The Colombian crowd shouted insults such every bit "Argentinos maricas!", "Argentinos animales" too "Argentinos Ilorones" (crybabies).

Many players had wounds due to fighting and/or existence struck alongside projectiles such every bit Trossero too manifestly Bochini was striking past times 2 coins.

Photo From: El Grafico Number 3386, 1984

(August 24, 1984, Republic of Colombia 1-Argentina 0)

Photo From: El Grafico Number 3386, 1984

(A cartoon showing Argentine Republic players existence attacked past times projectiles from the stands, August 24, 1984, Republic of Colombia 1-Argentina 0)

After the events inward Republic of Colombia (where they needed police pull protection), it must have got come upward every bit a relief to leave of absence the continent too caput out to Europe.

The starting fourth dimension jibe on the one-time continent was against Switzerland at Berne on August 29^th.

In the days leading upward to the match, Argentine Republic Federation President Julio Grondona had made it clear to the players that incidents similar the ones inward Republic of Colombia would non endure tolerated.

Argentina were missing the sent off trio from the previous jibe (Giusti, Trossero too Gareca).

Luis Islas, who much to his dismay had been left out of the Republic of Colombia match, got the nod to laid out inward identify of Pumpido too earn his starting fourth dimension cap.

In defense, Julian Camino started ahead of Eduardo Saporiti.

Jose Luis Brown replaced the suspended Trossero, spell Miguel Russo replaced Giusti.

In Trossero’s absence, Bilardo showed his organized faith too confidence on Burruchaga inward naming the nipper every bit Captain.

For their part, the Swiss hosts were missing goalkeeper Erich Burgener too Lucien Favre.

Argentina impressed observers alongside its display too raced to a two-goal Pb inward the starting fourth dimension half.

Photo From: El Grafico Number 3387, 1984

(August 29, 1984, Switzerland 0-Argentina 2)

Photo From: El Grafico Number 3387, 1984

(August 29, 1984, Switzerland 0-Argentina 2)

In the 7^th minute, Marcelo Trobbiani’s cross evaded Marco Schallibaum too Jose Ponce chested it downward too scored.

In the 34^th minute, Jean-Paul Brigger’s exceed to Roger Wehrli was intercepted past times Oscar Dertycia, who went past times Wehrli too scored.

The disappointing Swiss could have got lost past times more. They did tighten upward inward the 2nd one-half too no farther goals were scored.

Bilardo had been impressed too stated that ‘for an lx minutes nosotros were perfect’.

Photo From: El Grafico Number 3387, 1984

(August 29, 1984, Switzerland 0-Argentina 2)

Photo From: El Grafico Number 3387, 1984

(August 29, 1984, Switzerland 0-Argentina 2)

Next jibe on the Tour was against Kingdom of Belgium at Brussels on September 5^th. The 2 sides had final met inward the opener of the final World Cup (1982) where the Belgians had surprisingly won (1-0).

This Kingdom of Belgium was silent recovering a disappointing UEFA European Championships inward French Republic but months prior. They had been weakened from the after-effects of the Standard Liege/ Waterschei that had led to the suspensions of its Captain Eric Gerets too Walter Meeuws.

In improver starting goalkeeper Jean-Marie Pfaff missed this jibe through injury. Kingdom of Belgium Manager Guy Thys experimented past times handing out a debut to frontwards Marc De Grijse.

For Argentina, Islas retained his seat inward goal. Trossero was dorsum inward the side, inward identify of Oscar Garre.

Ricardo Gareca was also dorsum inward the lineup, inward identify of Dertycia.

Jorge Burruchaga retained the captaincy for this jibe too ease of the tour.

Just similar the previous jibe vs. Switzerland, the Argentines raced to a two-goal Pb past times halftime too held on to the (2-0) scoreline.

Photo From: Foot Magazine, Issue 39, Oct 1984

(Belgium debutant Marc De Grijse, September 5, 1984, Kingdom of Belgium 0-Argentina 2)

Photo From: Foot Magazine, Issue 39, Oct 1984

(Belgium’s Enzo Scifo, September 5, 1984, Kingdom of Belgium 0-Argentina 2)

Photo From: El Grafico Number 3388, 1984

(September 5, 1984, Kingdom of Belgium 0-Argentina 2)

Photo From: El Grafico Number 3388, 1984

(September 5, 1984, Kingdom of Belgium 0-Argentina 2)

In the 10th minute, Jorge Burruchaga, from the left side crossed but exterior the box too Marcelo Trobbiani trapped too volleyed home.

In the 36^th minute, Jose Ponce took a corner from the right side too Oscar Ruggeri headed inward the 2nd goal.

Photo From: Foot Magazine, Issue 39, Oct 1984

(Luis Islas too Frankie Vercauteren, September 5, 1984, Kingdom of Belgium 0-Argentina 2)

Photo From: El Grafico Number 3388, 1984

(A diagram of Marcelo Trobbiani’s goal, September 5, 1984, Kingdom of Belgium 0-Argentina 2)

Ruggeri would endure sent off nigh the halt of the jibe to convey the number of sending offs on the Tour to four.

Photo From: El Grafico Number 3388, 1984

(September 5, 1984, Kingdom of Belgium 0-Argentina 2)

Photo From: El Grafico Number 3388, 1984

(September 5, 1984, Kingdom of Belgium 0-Argentina 2)

Argentina’s performances had improved inward these 2 matches but the biggest examination lay ahead the next calendar week on September 12^th when they were to run into West Federal Republic of Federal Republic of Germany inward Dusseldorf.

This was Franz Beckenbauer’s starting fourth dimension jibe inward accuse of the Germans.

The Germans were missing regulars such every bit Captain Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, Hans-Peter Briegel too Karlheinz Foerster.

Beckenbauer recalled Felix Magath too installed Hans-Gunther Bruns every bit Libero.

Bilardo chose to laid out alongside Pumpido inward destination for this of import test.

He also picked Giusti inward identify of Julian Camino too Oscar Garre started inward identify of the suspended Ruggeri inward defense.

There had been attempts to include Ruggeri for the match. DfB President Hermann Neuberger had notified his Argentine Counterpart Julio Grondona that he had non received whatsoever notification from FIFA, but that the right affair was non to play him due to article xi of the regulation, that states an Expelled usage musician is automatically suspended.

Once in 1 trial again Argentine Republic took a quick two-goal Pb inward the starting fourth dimension one-half too impressed observers alongside their technique too quick passing.

Photo From: Mondial, novel series, number 55, Oct 1984

(Ricardo Gareca too Harald Schumacher, September 12, 1984, West Federal Republic of Federal Republic of Germany 1-Argentina 3)