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Even before Alex Oxladechamberlain’s decent individual effort, it had still been painfully obvious.
Even before Leigh Griffiths almost got to keep Joe Hart and put him on his mantelpiece, it had still been painfully obvious.
Even after Harry Kane’s volleyed equaliser at the death, it was still painfully obvious.
Even considering England have not lost a qualifying match this decade and Griffiths’ two free-kicks were the first goals conceded in this unbeaten six-match campaign, it is still painfully obvious.
Even though they should still saunter towards a summer in Russia, it is still painfully obvious.
It is still painfully obvious that this squad is not yet accomplished enough to ultimately succeed on the biggest stages.
In a strange and dramatic way, this might have ended up as a commendable point but there was precious little evidence to suggest this England team can go deep at World Cup 2018.
There was precious little evidence