Loris Karius, a final redeem himself from his past

Kieran Trippier has known Loris Karius since they both met at the Manchester City Academy and trusts him ahead of Newcastle’s English League Cup final against Manchester United at Wembley.

“I know what kind of person he is. He’s brave, he’s confident, he’s a very good goalkeeper,” Trippier said today in a press conference. “He’ll be mentally ready, he’ll be physically ready, no problem. I’m not worried about that.”

Karius is set to return to the spotlight almost five years after his last game for an English side. On May 26, 2018 in that famous Champions League final with Liverpool Real Madrid beat 3-1 at the Kiev Olympic Stadium after two serious mistakes by the German goalkeeper resulted in goals from Karim Benzema and Gareth bale. It was later revealed that the errors were caused by a concussion that caused him to collide with Sergio Ramos.

Pope, suspended and Dubravka, ineligible

A few months later, Karius starred in the occasional ‘sing’ with Besiktas and this Sunday he has a chance to redeem himself. Although Eddie Howe, Newcastle coach, has not yet been confirmed, all indications are that he will be the ‘magpies’ goalkeeper in the League Cup final after the starter, Nick Pope, was sent off on Saturday against Liverpool in a Premier League match and the The first substitute, Martin Dubravka, is also unavailable to participate this season in the League Cup with Manchester United, where he ranks on loan until the January market.

Howe is faced with the dilemma of choosing between Karius and Mark Gillespie, whose last appearance for Newcastle was in September 2020. After the disastrous final against Real Madrid, Karius was loaned by Liverpool for two seasons to Besiktas (2018-2020 ) and a third at Union Berlin (2020-2021) before returning to the ‘red’ club last year without playing a single game.

Friendly only in December in Arabia

After being released last summer, Newcastle signed him in September. Replacing the titular Pope, he impressed in his debut as a ‘magpie’ in a friendly against Al Hilal in Saudi Arabia last December (0-5).

Howe assured days ago that he had not yet made a decision but showed complete confidence in Karius. “We all have things that happen in our careers, in our stories, that you learn from and I don’t think he’s any different in that regard,” the England manager said.

Trippier, captain of Newcastle, considered that the Champions League final against Real Madrid was “a long time ago. Loris is just looking forward. He has been positive since he arrived here. We cannot look at the past, we have to look at the present. If Loris plays, I know he will be ready. My team-mates and I have full support. We want to win the cup and bring it back to Newcastle, so we will all be ready.”

If the Magpies are champions, Karius will go down in the history of a club whose last major title was almost 68 years ago when they captured the FA Cup in 1955, although in 1969 they won the extinct Fairs Cup and they were in 2017. were declared champions of the English second division.