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After years of frustration, the Malta national football team seems to have finally turned the page in an excellent UEFA nations league campaign during which coach Devis Mangia and his players have managed to rewrite history with a spate of impressive performances. In the wake of a heart-breaking defeat to the Faroe Islands in Torshavn in its first outing of the competition, the national team gradually went from strength to strength, posting an unprecedented run of seven matches without defeat. That series of positive results included wins over fellow European minnows Gibraltar (2-0), Latvia (1-0), Liechtenstein (3-0) and Andorra (3-1). A 1-1 draw against the Faroe Islands saw the team finish second in a qualifying group, the highest position ever achieved. Beyond the positive results, what has impressed most is the fact that we are finally seeing a national team that is displaying a pre-set football identity. The players are trying to play positive attacking football, creating chances and scoring goals, something which we have rarely seen in the past. Certainly, coach Mangia and his technical staff deserve all the praise for leading this revolutionary mindset. He is starting to...
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