He might even, somehow, cop some stick for this performance because Harry Maguire always does.
The most famous forehead in football seems to be tattooed with a target, the Manchester United captain, the easiest coconut to shy at. Yet for much of this insipid England display, at least he was fired up, at least he looked ready to leave every last drop of effort out there, at least he got angry when things were going awry.
Faint praise? Maybe. But there were also times when Maguire showed why Gareth Southgate has such unstinting faith in him. He was selling dummies in the opposition penalty area, casually pulling off chest passes in the centre circle, flicking outside-of-the-boot passes across his own backline.
