Southampton made their furthest ever trip for a competitive fixture to face Israeli side Hapoel Be’er Sheva, so it was a long way home to reflect on a goalless draw.
Five hours by plane, two more on the road from Tel Aviv to the middle of the desert, the same on the way back on Friday morning when they would have pondered a useful point away from home in the Europa League against a club who stunned Inter Milan in the last round of group fixtures. Yet they could and should have turned one into three as reward for a round trip of more than 4,000 miles.