Bukayo Saka will no doubt have woken up with the weight of the world on his shoulders following his agonising penalty miss in the Euro 2020 final.
The 19-year-old was entrusted with England's last kick in the shootout defeat to Italy, but saw his effort saved by Gianluigi Donnarumma as Italy were crowned European Champions.
Saka was not the only player to miss - with Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho both also failing to hit the net - but it is his missed opportunity to take proceedings into sudden death that will be remembered most by deflated England fans.
However, the Arsenal star deserves great credit for his outstanding contribution to his country's cause, and has been sent a touching message of support from his old school to help lift his spirits.
Greenford High School in Southall, West London, penned a beautiful post to their former pupil, writing on Twitter : ""So, so proud of @BukayoSaka87 and the @England team.
"This will not define you Bukayo, you have brought this tournament to life. See you for the World Cup next year."
Gareth Southgate's only change from the side that beat Denmark was omitting Saka for Kieran Trippier, but he soon turned to the forward from the bench.
Saka made four appearances throughout the tournament and emerged as a bright prospect ahead of the World Cup in Qatar next December.
Nevertheless, he will first have to overcome the heartache of his penalty miss, but boss Southgate was keen to relieve the burden on his young star.
“He’s not on his own,” Southgate said afterwards. “He’s such a super boy who’s so popular with the whole group, he’s had an incredible tournament, he’s been an absolute star and will continue to be a star.
“In the final he performed exceptionally well when he came on. We’ve got to be there to support him. I’m sure he’ll get a lot of love for everything he’s done in the tournament, the way he’s established himself and carried himself.”
Gary Neville also urged England's supporters to get behind Saka after his gut-wrenching moment, saying on ITV: “It is heartbreaking for the boy. The whole nation is going to need to cuddle him.
"Everybody has loved this boy for the past few weeks and they will love him in the next few weeks. He has been absolutely brilliant.
“Gone are the days when we criticise players for missing a penalty. Fifteen or 20 years there might have been a scapegoat. That is not going to happen this time.
“We have got a lot more mature. They are human beings and they need to be looked after. They cannot be assaulted or abused.”
Sadly not everyone felt the same way, as Saka, Rashford and Sancho were all targeted by vile racists sending them discriminatory abuse on social media.
Arsenal released a statement issuing their support for Saka and detailing their immense pride at his performance at Euro 2020.
Equally appalled, Southgate branded the abuse "unforgivable" while the FA slammed those responsible and vowed to take action.
A statement from the governing body read: “The FA strongly condemns all forms of discrimination and is appalled by the online racism that has been aimed at some of our England players on social media.
"We could not be clearer that anyone behind such disgusting behaviour is not welcome in following the team.
“We will do all we can to support the players affected while urging the toughest punishments possible for anyone responsible.
"We will continue to do everything we can to stamp discrimination out of the game, but we implore government to act quickly and bring in the appropriate legislation so this abuse has real life consequences.
"Social media companies need to step up and take accountability and action to ban abusers from their platforms, gather evidence that can lead to prosecution and support making their platforms free from this type of abhorrent abuse."
