In his letter ‘The Maltese team’ (October 21), Paul Brincau gives the impression that we should be happy that Malta does not get beaten in double figures anymore.

I too love our national team and followed it for years and feel hurt when we lose but let’s call it as it is.

We have been playing football for well over 100 years and in the Fifa rankings we are now trailing countries such as Laos, Gambia and Vanuatu. Shall we call this progress?

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