Even the upcoming visit of a hapless Faroe Islands team to Hampden Park is unlikely to provide Steve Clarke with much solace. Two points from as many fixtures to open World Cup qualification means Scotland are already in the kind of tricky position as has fatally undermined campaigns of the recent past.
In Israel, it was a sluggish first half that undermined a quest for three valuable points. Clarke hoped for – and very possibly needed – so much more.
