Loris Karius vow sums him up after being thrown into Wembley final for Newcastle
Loris Karius has vowed to find a “good ending” to his career - after coming close to redemption in the Carabao Cup final.
The German keeper was thrown into Newcastle’s team for his debut at Wembley, performing well. In his last major final in 2018, Karius left the field weeping after two errors gave Real Madrid a win over Liverpool in the Champions League.
His career had bumped around until Newcastle signed him as a free agent and third choice in September. Nick Pope’s suspension opened the door to Karius’ final chance and speaking for the first time about his comeback, he said: “Football is not always easy.
"It’s really fun when you’re at the top, but it can be not so much fun when you are at the bottom. I have experienced both in my career.
“I have learned from everything, and I am still hungry and think I’ve got a lot of years to play. I think I showed that I don’t need to hide or anything, and that I can still perform at this level.
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“If we would have won the cup, it would have been a great story. Unfortunately, it’s not the dream ending, but who knows? Maybe we will be here again next year with Newcastle. Maybe we will play another one, you never know.
“The last week showed me again that, in football, anything is possible, ups and downs. Who knows? I’m not writing anything off. Hopefully, the story will have a very good ending one day.”
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Karius has vowed to find a "good ending" to his career (AFP via Getty Images)Karius revealed the moment he realised he was in line to play in the final, which Newcastle lost 2-0 on Sunday.
He added: “I was watching the game (against Liverpool). I didn’t realise that Nicky would not be able to play. In Germany, it’s different, you would not have to miss the game in the cup, but then my phone went off quite a bit, so I knew I would probably be playing the week after.
“That wakes you up obviously! Things can change quickly. Then, from there on, it was just about having a great week to make sure I could go into the game full of confidence.
“The last couple of years have not been the easiest. There have been a lot of setbacks, but I just tried to keep on working, and put in the work that people do not really see.
“Then, when an opportunity comes like the one I have just had, you are ready. It means you can go into a game like that with a good feeling.”
The ex-Liverpool goalkeeper will look to earn a new deal at Newcastle after his Cup final outingKarius is described as a “cool customer” by coach Eddie Howe, and he’ll hold talks about staying on Tyneside.
He added: “Right now, it’s (contract) to the summer, and then we will see. We will sit down together. There was no need to do anything like that at this moment. We’ve got a lot of goalkeepers at the club, and I think our group is very good, quality wise.
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“There is always pressure to perform, but I tried to enjoy it. It’s a cup final, it’s Wembley – it doesn’t really get better than that. You have to enjoy those moments and soak it all in. That’s what I tried to do.
“I was pretty relaxed. I didn’t really read much or pay much attention to what was being said – I just focused on the training to get in a good rhythm for the game. I just tried to prepare as well as I could to be ready myself. Then, you go into the game with a good feeling. That’s what I tried to do, and didn’t really pay any attention to everything that was going on in the background.”
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