While Liverpool have floundered around aimlessly in the dark for much of a tortuous campaign, there has been one consistent chink of light to which the rest of the team would be wise to follow.
So Alisson Becker is perhaps better placed than most to pass verdict on a season that, while still more than two months from its conclusion, is already guaranteed to have significant ramifications for the future.
And the goalkeeper hit the nail on the head when asked to assess the Reds' Champions League round of 16 elimination at Real Madrid on Wednesday, when any hope of a stirring comeback was dashed by a subdued and increasingly disinterested performance from Jurgen Klopp's side.
