Many Liverpool fans took to Twitter to lay into Loris Karius after his calamitous comeback in Tuesday’s 3-2 pre-season friendly win against Tranmere.
Karius, whose Champions League final horror show contributed to defeat by Real Madrid in May, marked only his second appearance since Kiev with a mistake at Prenton Park.
The 25-year-old spilled a free-kick by Oliver Norburn into the path of Johnny Smith, who reduced Liverpool’s lead to 3-1 after goals from Rafael Camacho, Sheyi Ojo and Adam Lallana had given the visitors a 3-0 interval lead.
Supporters still hurting from Karius’ awful display in Kiev were in no mood on social media to ignore the debate around his worthiness to play for the club.
This Is Futbol has rounded up some of the best tweets:
Get out frm our beloved club pls karius @LFC https://t.co/MNbNTbSLhy
— Amirul Syafiq (@maszguiza) July 11, 2018
So Karius had a howler again last night i’m not surprised at all , i’m not on here to gloat every time he has a mare but it’s clear to anyone who knows football that he’s an accident waiting to happen.
He’s not as good as Migs or Ward but Klopp is stubborn cos he’s his signing.— Col Wilson LFC (@RepublicOfAlba) July 11, 2018
Dear @LorisKarius
Please get off social media, cut your hair, organize some extra training sessions and focus on your game. #Karius #LFC— Mesherlock (@Mesherlock1) July 11, 2018
I like Karius very much and I genuinely want him to become world class with us. Fair to him, he showed signs of it last season, but unfortunately he doesn’t seem to have the mental fortitude. Yesterday’s error should be the final nail in the coffin, buy a GK please @LFC.
— Saravanan (@SaravanElango) July 11, 2018
Same old same old Karius. Pathetic.
— mulo (@mulofon) July 11, 2018
I really wouldn’t mind never seeing Karius in goal for #LFC again.
He may have been #2 in Germany, but has played like #2 in England.
He’ll do fine in Hollywood. I’ll take @SMignolet #YNWA
— Andrew Shaw (@Ashaw277) July 11, 2018
Nah enough is enough @LFC, karius doesnt deserve this abuse, get another goalkeeper immediately and send the boy on loan
— Cally?? (@CallyDreams) July 11, 2018
@LFC can’t seriously go another season with Karius in goal, it’s literally embarrassing ????????
— Payne (@JasonPayne_10) July 11, 2018
Karius has to leave. Just replace him @LFC . Getting sick and tired seeing how bad he really is. The mistake he did was in a pre season game which is so concerning to start with. If we really want to improve and win titles, everybody knows we need a clas GK.
— DON OF LFC (@Don_of_LFC) July 11, 2018
Listen, credit where credit is due and also if the guy is a liability, then we need to say…… Karius is no where near good enough. His best game is just about good enough and his worst game will kill us. We just need a presence in goal who can concentrate for 90 mins
— The Liverpool Way ??YNWA???? (@EssexLFC1) July 10, 2018
COMMENTARY:
Another day, another Karius howler. It was not in front of the football-viewing world on this occasion, and in the rather more low-key setting of League Two club Tranmere in a pre-season friendly. But such is the reach of social media and modern fandom the reactions of the Liverpool faithful are a mixture of blazing anger and very dark humour. One has to search hard for anyone with anything halfway decent to say about the German goalkeeper, whose performance in Kiev in May ended all hope of the club returning to the top of European football. The spotlight is destined to be fierce whenever Karius plays this season, and the reactions are unlikely to be pleasant, either.