Sentence examples for downfall against from inspiring English sources

He sought a quicker end to the points than Murray, which contributed to his downfall against one of the best defensive players in the modern game.

"We haven't played well since Christmas," Messier said after the Rangers worked hard in practice on possession in the neutral zone, their downfall against the Red Wings.

The full-backs pushing high up the pitch and leaving Arsenal susceptible to the break has been a long-standing problem, while their lack of a top-class holding midfielder has often led to their downfall against the very best.

Staying in the bubble will be the message McNamara emphasises in the build-up to the Ireland game as England look to avoid the complacency that was their downfall against Italy in a warm-up tie.

But for the 28 winners there were 30 unforced errors, and Robson is clearly more aware than anyone that these could be her downfall against the top players.

Both Kieswetter and Wright were responsible for their own downfall against Ravi Rampaul and left their team with too much to do after Alex Hales had led the fightback with 68 alongside Morgan.

Maybe the fact that the Germans refer to it as the harmless-sounding elfmeter (11 metre), while in the English language it sounds more like a punishment, holds the answer as to why the penalty shootout has proved to be England's downfall twice against Germany, at both the 1990 World Cup and Euro 96.

In the end, even psychological soldiery was no safeguard against downfall.

"Paul Collingwood was probably the only one to have a hand in his downfall [dragging a drive against the spinner Michael Clarke to mid-on] but he was trying to push things along before the second new ball".

For the first time in 13 years, Glavine is coming off a losing season, and in many ways, he can blame his downfall on his performances against the Braves, the team that drafted him in 1984, then punished him like a scorned family member who had strayed.

Struggling teams are often in that position because decisions go against them but Scotland contributed to their own downfall, as they had done against England the previous Saturday.