Loris Karius

[Elite]

Ratboy couldn't wait to have a go at him today. I don't think he did much wrong to be honest, he was unlucky with the Wanyama goal and the corrupt pen decision he couldn't do much else.

[TheHowieLama]

He saved one I thought he would let in so he is a massive improvement.

[ZonkoVille77]

He's fuckin shite.

[Gnasher]

His best game but at fault for their first goal, he seems unable to catch a football, which is generally a handicap if your position on the pitch is goalkeeper.

 

 

He's not good enough, give ward a go.

[Strontium]

Fuck me, if that's his best game, where he punches a ball he could have caught that leads to the first goal, then gives away a penalty, I'd hate to see his worst.

 

If Mignolet had done either of those things he'd be slaughtered.

[G Richards]

We’re a harsh crowd!

 

He started his Liverpool career as a bag of nerves and made too many mistakes. So he has a lot of work to do to convince us he should be the long term number one.

 

Today he placed a credit in the bank. (How overdrawn he was is open to debate, but he still has a lot more to do to convince us).

 

He saved a shot from Dembele and held it.

He made another save from a shot.

He saved one on one when he came out.

He saved a penalty.

He came off his line and did several punches throughout the game (most goalies today punch the ball rather than catch. The ball is light and it swerves around, which is probably why punching has become more of a feature).

 

The one punch had decent distance but Wanyama hit the shot of his life. If you want to criticize that one, have a pop at Emre Can for lazily dangling his leg and not helping the punch on its way by clearing further downfield.

 

I’m not suggesting Karius is the next Clemence or whatever, but fair play to him for a good display today. Keep it up lad!

[KMD7]

I was impressed with him today.  No way their equalizer is on him.  Enjoyed his interview afterwards too

[Trumo]

I don't think Karius should be criticized for punching that ball instead of catching it. One of the Spurs players (either Eriksen or Lamela) was on the penalty spot and if Karius had fumbled the ball in attempting a catch on the stretch, he wouldn't be in a position to recover the ball and the Spurs player would have had a chance to shoot (Eriksen) or tumble over Karius theatrically (Lamela). It was a solid punch that got distance and crucially was away from any of the Spurs players. He couldn't have envisaged a lazy swipe from Can, a complete switch-off from AOC and the ball dropping to a player to hit the sort of shot that 99 times out of 100 would fail to hit the target.

[aws]

Never doubted him.

[KopOut]

I don't think Karius should be criticized for punching that ball instead of catching it. One of the Spurs players (either Eriksen or Lamela) was on the penalty spot and if Karius had fumbled the ball in attempting a catch on the stretch, he wouldn't be in a position to recover the ball and the Spurs player would have had a chance to shoot (Eriksen) or tumble over Karius theatrically (Lamela). It was a solid punch that got distance and crucially was away from any of the Spurs players. He couldn't have envisaged a lazy swipe from Can, a complete switch-off from AOC and the ball dropping to a player to hit the sort of shot that 99 times out of 100 would fail to hit the target.

Agreed. Nothing wrong with that punch. Shot was a fluke. Love to see the guy score 7 or 8 out of ten in the same circumstances to show it was no flash in the pan, but that’s exactly what it was. A one-off - the odds were against it going in.

 

 

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[BCM]

He's gaining confidence with every game. great to see.

[magicrat]

Karius was not brilliant but he wasn't the reason we didn't win today . We didn't convert enough

chances in the first half, simple as that 

[A_S]

He's gaining confidence with every game. great to see.

 

And all with the majority of supporters on his case. Listening to Aldo today, you'd have been forgiven for thinking he all but punched the ball into his own net. 

[TheBitch]

His punch went about 25 yards.

 

Mig wouldn't have moved off his line to punch it.

[G Richards]

Can helps it on its way and all is well. Wanyama worldy didn’t help. File under Jagielka levels of spawn.

 

It happens.

[boots123]

The guy is a friggin joke useless at catching the ball, mixed with feeble punches, give Danny Ward

[lifetime fan]

The guy is a friggin joke useless at catching the ball, mixed with feeble punches, give Danny Ward

He was one of our best players.

[Paulie Dangerously]

Why didn't he catch it?

[Saintslfc13]

I can see why he punches the ball, the cross had a bit of pace on it and there were Spurs players around who could've ran onto it had he failed to catch the ball. I don't see how punching a ball 25 - 30 yards out is in any way feeble either. He had a good game today against good opposition. It is only one performance of course, but it's certainly a step in the right direction. Hopefully the improvement continues.

[Jennings]

Why didn't he catch it?

 

He said in his interview something like, he didn't know what was around him. And that it was a pretty good punch anyway.

[Guest]

He said in his interview something like, he didn't know what was around him. And that it was a pretty good punch anyway.

It's alarming that he thought it was a good punch. Surely if you're going to punch it, punch it in the air as far away as possible.

 

Lovren's air kick for the first penalty was a thing of beauty. I'd love to hear his explanation for that. Fair play to Karius for saving it when it was hit right at him.

[sir roger]

Difficult to punch a ball in the air when it is coming across flat & two foot off the ground , and the pen was straight at him but was only saved as he ( and the coach ) decided the best tactic was to stay put which is very unusual.

 

I have been critical of Karius but thought there was enough material there to work on , and there should be no more messing about giving Mig odd games to keep him happy.

[an tha]

I can see why he punches the ball, the cross had a bit of pace on it and there were Spurs players around who could've ran onto it had he failed to catch the ball. I don't see how punching a ball 25 - 30 yards out is in any way feeble either. He had a good game today against good opposition. It is only one performance of course, but it's certainly a step in the right direction. Hopefully the improvement continues.

Not sure he punched it 25-30 yards...more like 10 before it bounces...it bounces well inside our box...near to VVD does not even make penalty spot and then again near Can who is on edge of box.

 

It is an awful punch and he was under no pressure in catching it

 

He is let down by defenders after it mind

 

Watch:

 

https://deadspin.com/victor-wanyamas-stunning-golazo-kicks-off-insane-spurs-1822708482

[Guest]

Difficult to punch a ball in the air when it is coming across flat & two foot off the ground , and the pen was straight at him but was only saved as he ( and the coach ) decided the best tactic was to stay put which is very unusual.

 

I have been critical of Karius but thought there was enough material there to work on , and there should be no more messing about giving Mig odd games to keep him happy.

If it's difficult to punch in the air and it's two foot off the ground, why not catch/smother it? The point is punches in the air away from the goal will generally be a better defensive play than punching at eye level. Catching/smothering will definitely be a better play than punching. Decision making is a huge part of being a goalkeeper. Technically Karius is definitely a better keeper than Mignolet but hopefully he can start working on the decision making. 

[The Guest]

It’s fairly obvious to anyone with half a brain why he didn’t catch it. He wasn’t sure what was around him. Rather than try to catch an awkward ball and potentially spill leaving an open goal he’s played the percentages and opted to punch it out. He gambled on being able to save a spurs players shot or one of our players getting in the way.

 

Chamberlain wasn’t awake and Wanyama hit a worldie. I’d back him to do the same thing again.