The sound of Tottenham's travelling fans demanding more urgency from their side as they slowed the game down in stoppage time summed up the frustrating nature of this performance.
Spurs were strictly second best on a night when Monaco had the upper hand throughout in the staid surroundings of Stade Louis II, and they will have to produce better if they want to make serious progress in the Champions League.
It was only down to the brilliance of Guglielmo Vicario and Monaco's generosity in front of goal, especially the hapless Takumi Minamino, that allowed the English side to escape with a point.
Micky van de Ven's header and a half-chance for Richarlison apart, Spurs spent most of the game in survival mode, seemingly happy to settle for a draw as the clock wound down.
A lack of attacking threat will have troubled head coach Thomas Frank as they made little impression on Monaco's defence, with Richarlison's lack of impact seeing him replaced. Substitute Randal Kolo Muani, who had only played 24 minutes in two substitute appearances this season, was also unable to change the pattern of the game.
It was a second very average display from Spurs in the competition away from home in this campaign, having scrambled from 2-0 down to earn a point against Norwegian champions Bodo/Glimt.
If Frank needed positives, though, he could point to the fact his side are unbeaten in their opening three games, with two played away, and managing that only once before in the 2017-18 Champions League campaign.
This, however, was grim fare.