Sentences with phrase «psychological blow»

The knee injury was a devastating psychological blow to a player who in 18 previous seasons had missed only 10 regular - season games.

If we were to lose this match, we would almost certainly lose ground on Fiorentina and Roma in the race for Champions League qualification, and more importantly it would also be the third devastating psychological blow in the space of eight days.

It would be a massive psychological blow to the scousers too.

«Resurfacing China risk was the extra psychological blow to the markets that led to the selloff in equities.»

as with last time klopp will be like the 12 man on the pitch and major inspiration (great man motivator and tactician to boot) to bvb so we will have to be on our guard against them as they will be pumped up to meet us but we could inflict an early psychological blow if we secure the services of one mr marco reus, we should roll the over two teams over with a bit of effort COYG

The character first seen in Michael Mann's brilliant masterpiece MANHUNTER, Brian Cox trading psychological blows with William Petersen's Will Graham.

As any bike tourist knows, a short detour on a «tired day» can be a real psychological blow.

That will eventually be a huge psychological blow and we will struggle to challenge for the PL and City or Leicester will take advantage and win.

By saying it will be a decade before change occurs, Williams has dealt a psychological blow to her peers who are working on diversity and to the few minorities and women who are already in the industry.

With the devastation of Pulis leaving Selhurst Park, citing transfer policy feud between him and the hierarchy, I am ambivalent about Palace's game plan due to the psychological blow this incident could have on the players.

Lol Atletico were down to 10men inside 4 min of the game thanks to the ref, any team would have thrashed them with such a huge psychological blow.

It's also a psychological blow to Napoli, who have been atop the league for most of the year and suddenly find themselves on the wrong end of an eight - point swing in the space of 10 days.

Despite the Stadio San Paolo's attempts to create the formidable raucous atmosphere so often found in the 60,000 - seat arena, there was no bringing Napoli back from the psychological blow.

We might not be expected to admire the method of that final, psychological blow, but writer / director Joel Edgerton (his feature debut as a director) certainly wants us to admire the perceived cleverness of the comeuppance.

While they ostensibly retained their traditional lifestyle, in fact, by forcing them to surrender the right to move was a psychological blow they couldn't survive.

It throws you off balance, and beside the fact that it affects you financially, it also deals a psychological blow on you.