A number of Liverpool fans have reacted disparagingly to comments made by the club’s on-loan goalkeeper Loris Karius about floodlights in Turkey affecting his vision, as shared by @AnfieldEdition on Twitter.
Loris Karius has claimed that his poor performances this season are down to being “blinded” by the floodlights in Turkish stadiums, which could be linked to the concussion he suffered in the Champions League final while at Liverpool. [Fotospor] pic.twitter.com/WdSjFdUmVE
— Anfield Edition (@AnfieldEdition) March 5, 2020
In an interview with Turkish outlet Fotospor, the current Besiktas player said that the floodlight system used in the Super Lig shone directly into his eyes, negating his line of vision and hampering his concentration, leading to errors that have led to criticism of his performances. The report from Fotospor stated that Karius’ optical difficulties could be related to the concussion he suffered when playing for Liverpool in the 2018 Champions League final, which was alleged (but not confirmed) to have happened after a collision with Real Madrid’s Sergio Ramos (as per BBC).
The 26-year-old’s Reds career hasn’t recovered from that night in Kiev after he made two costly errors in his team’s 3-1 defeat, with subsequent gaffes in pre-season games against Chester, Tranmere and Borussia Dortmund preceding him being shipped out on loan to Besiktas for two years.
Karius, who also made blunders against Bournemouth and West Ham during his Liverpool days, received little sympathy from these Reds fans on Twitter over his comments about Turkish floodlights, with one accusing him of having a “weak mentality”:
Are you kidding me ?
— Liverpool Champions EPL ? 2019 ? (@Real_Damilare10) March 5, 2020
Wear sunglasses then.. sad to see such weak mentality.
— Hisham Shahbaz (@hishamshahbaz) March 5, 2020
stick to being a model imo
— rishyap (exams) (@blinklfc) March 5, 2020
What’s his excuse for all the mistakes for all the mistakes before the cl final?
— James (@lfcxjames) March 5, 2020
Never ever let him come back
— Vera Otto (@VeraOtto12) March 5, 2020
Just stay away from the lights of Anfield.
— Kevin Daywalker (@KevDaywalker20) March 6, 2020
— ah sure why not (@surewhynot100) March 5, 2020
Liverpool fans, what did you make of Karius’ claims that the floodlights in Turkey affect his vision and concentration? Have your say by commenting below!
