Liverpool loanee Loris Karius could be dropped by Besiktas
By Josh Ricker
Liverpool loan player Loris Karius has been dropped by Besiktas team after a run of poor performances.
The troubled stopper is having a tough time of it on and off the field. The 25 year-old became notorious after his disastrous performance in the Champions League final against Real Madrid and Karius has continued to spiral downwards.
ESPN has reported that Besiktas manager Senol Gunes will drop the German for their game against Belgian outfit Genk and offer a chance to Tolga Zengin.
Karius has also been criticized for his social media usage by former Germany international Uli Stein, said the news outlet. Stein thinks the goalkeeper should concentrate more on playing than posting pictures to Instagram.
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Recently, Karius has had more trouble, making multiple mistakes on the pitch. Only a couple weeks ago he misread a poorly hit cross and let it go into the net, infuriating the Besiktas faithful. To make matters worse, his use of social media is causing even more of a frenzy.
Liverpool fans will distinctly remember Loris’ video this summer which was taken in California, showing him working out and swimming. After all of the commotion it stirred up, Karius has done it again, posting a model-like pose on Instagram. T
o be slammed by another German alumni will hurt the reputation and perception of Karius in the media, and will make it even harder for him to make a comeback.
It is never a good thing to see a player this distraught after one poor performance, but sadly it will probably be a ninety minutes that will haunt him for forever. The one thing he cannot do is get caught up in something silly as social media and not be focused on football 100% of the time.
That is his only path back to success, and as Stein said, he essentially needs to be flawless for anybody to trust him in between the sticks for their club.
It also raises the question, do Liverpool even want him back when his two-year loan is over. If he cannot focus on footy and trying to make himself stronger both mentally and physically how will he handle a world class Liverpool team with extremely high expectations?
dark. Next. Is this Liverpool's scariest ever five-a-side team?
Do not get me wrong, I have supported Karius through the thick and the thin, and You’ll Never Walk Alone is our motto. But when is enough, enough?