I know the fact but I don't know the answer really. What has happened in Argentina in the 1970s? I think that was the most critical time for football in that country. Till 1978, Argentina was not very well advanced in the game.
Yes, they won few Copa Americas, but the last one was 1959. Yes, they reached 1930 WC final. But, they had very bad appearance in 1966. In 1970, they didn't even qualify. In 1974, Argentina played six games, and managed only to beat Haiti. They tied with lousy Italy and fair East Germany. They lost to Brazil, Poland and a humilating 0-4 defeat vs. Netherlands.
You cannot recall any good goal for Argentina prior to 1978 WC. After that, you can pick and choose.
They had better presence with their clubs. However, in mid 1970s, stars started to appear. Beautiful goals started to be scored, and Argentina never looked back.
I never read a convincing article on what made this great leap for Argentina. It was not only the World Cup. Signs were clear from local competitions. I will post few goals from those years:
This is Leopoldo Luque very nice skillful goal in 1979
He is the player who scored the famous winner for Argentina vs. France in 1978 World Cup.
This player was not in the national team, but the goal shows the quality of football that Argentina got in late 70s.
And of course, there was nothing more important than, the arrival of Maradona
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