Sentences with phrase «damaging defeat»

The phrase "damaging defeat" means a significant loss or failure that has serious negative consequences. Full definition
I'm afraid I have absolutely no faith in the team just now and fear another massively damaging defeat.
This could turn out to be a real damaging defeat.
So the former Arsenal academy star Kristoffer Olsson and his team mates from the Danish champions FC Midtjylland did us a massive favour by inflicting a painful and damaging defeat on Louis van Gaal and his players last night.
Coming so soon after an equally damaging defeat at Anfield, it has made for a difficult week for Arsene Wenger and his players, who find themselves fighting to pull themselves out of an extended slump.
So with a potentially difficult home game coming up against Hull City, a match which we really need to win to strengthen our case for a top four spot and stop the rot after two damaging defeats in a row, you might have expected the boss to be nice to us.
The Gunners went into the contest on the back of damaging defeats to Manchester City in both the Carabao Cup final and the Premier League, as well as losing the home leg of their Europa League tie with Ostersund.
His and Chelsea's European hopes are in tatters following this latest damaging defeat and it waits to be seen how this will affected their domestic campaign.
The Gunners scored in the just five minutes before the final whistle to ease of the pressure after two very damaging defeats earlier on in the week.
While they've had two draws with the Blues in January, those were both followed by damaging defeats.
They bounced back well from potentially damaging defeats before winning the title, with that fantastic unbeaten run from January to May central to their charge to glory.
Arsenal Football Club and injury problems have almost become synonymous with each other in recent years, so I suppose we should not have been too surprised to see our first choice goalkeeper pick up an injury in our last Premier League match, the damaging defeat away to West Brom.
Even without the penalty tonight we had lots of chances to really get at Barca and did not take them, just like in our FA cup exit to Watford and our damaging defeat to Swansea in the Premier League recently, to name but a few of many games like this.
A damaging defeat to a direct rival in Manchester United saw us slip back out of the top four with Liverpool winning to go back above us and the top three all picking up another three points.
If we do not get it right the chances are we will pay the price with a damaging defeat.
With some caution and solidity to keep the chances of a damaging defeat to a minimum perhaps?
But when the Gunners have needed the Welshman recently he has not delivered and that was true again of his performance in the damaging defeat at home to Watford last night.
CSKA suffered another damaging defeat on Monday, losing 2 - 1 at home to Dynamo Moscow — so their morale will be low.
After disappointment in the FA Cup semi-finals, Tottenham look set to fall short in the Premier League title race too after their damaging defeat to West Ham United on Friday night.
The Gunners need to bounce back after another damaging defeat in the Champions League but we do have that excellent five goal performance at Leicester City last weekend to give us belief and encouragement.
Will this be another damaging defeat for the Milan legend, how much longer can he last at the helm of the club?
Confidence and belief is still understandably thin on the ground among Arsenal fans though, but there are three good reasons for us Gooners to look forward to the home clash against the league leaders with real optimism that the Gunners can not only avoid another damaging defeat but can take all three points and go level with United on points.
It is expected to be reviewed after another damaging defeat with the former Crystal Palace boss having won just once in 16 league games since taking over in November.
Mauricio Pochettino's men came here hoping to make amends for Saturday's damaging defeat to Liverpool but they leave with only more questions surrounding their worrying dip in form.
Wenger has already faced pre-match protests from fans who want him to leave the club but speaking after another damaging defeat, Arsenal's seventh in their last 12 games in all competitions, he would still not be drawn into announcing his intentions.
Damaging defeats to teams who were once dominated by Ronaldo and co has plagued the beginning to their title defence.
The former Chelsea boss has suffered two damaging defeats to his old club already this season, the first was a 4 - 0 loss in their last league encounter.
Tottenham travel to Belgium in the first leg of the Europa League last 32, looking to bounce back from a damaging defeat at Liverpool on Saturday.
But support for May's partnership plan from the leading remainers, while angering the Brexiters, could make it more likely that she will avoid a damaging defeat on staying in the customs union, which Labour has said it will support.
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