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The #Ghedout Campaign Is Gaining Momentum

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Maltese football fans have been calling for a change in leadership for the national team after a string of disappointing results. Malta’s head coach Pietro Ghedin, has received much of the heat as a result of the previous two World Cup Qualifier losses to England (0-4) last Friday, and yesterday’s loss to Scotland (2-0).

Fans like Louis Agius of San Gwann have been pushing the cleverly phrased #Ghedout campaign on social media, stating that, “Enough is Enough”, and calling for a more offensive minded team.

In an impassioned post last night, Agius – in rousing Braveheart-fashion – addressed the realities of Malta’s place in the annals of Football history, but also pushed further for a return to the ‘A strong offence is the best defence’ strategy that many remember Malta’s squad operating from.

“We are minnows in football and we will always be, a few years back we used to lose matches but we used to score, we where not afraid to play against stronger teams, of course we used to defend, but we also tried to react, attack, score goals even at risking of conceding more” – Louis Agius’ #Ghedout Campaign

Maltese Sports Man of the Year 2010 and Midfielder for Malta’s National squad, Andre Schembri has spoken out in what appears to be a defence of Ghedin. Schembri has claimed that a ‘return to the basics’ is the first necessary step before the torch and pitchfork wielding mobs can achieve their perceived mutiny. And not just on the National Team level, but all levels.

Pietro Ghedin has acted as as manager for Malta twice now; from ’93-’95 (4W,5D,15L and a 16.7% winning record), and his current term since 2012, which has seen him coach 46 games (7W,5D,34L and 15.2% winning record).

Compared to Malta’s previous coaches one can clearly see that Ghedin isn’t the worst coach in Malta’s history, however he’s also far from the best.

Malta Coaching Records

Malta’s previous head coach records

There’s no denying that Malta has been struggling with the qualifiers, and fans have hoped to see more of an offensive approach on the pitch. As Schembri stated in his response-post, times like these always bring on divisive debates.

Here’s to hoping a positive change comes, one way or another.

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