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When my mom saw blondie ( Loris Karius) getting elbowed, she immediately looked away. She thought the little man's brains were going to fall out, JFK style ( my mom was never really great at physics). She was surprised to see blondie able to stand on two feet. But she did some voodoo mom prediction skills and predicted that blondie's head was in a worse state than a house left completely to Alvin and the Chipmunks.
So was blondie not to blame at all? Was it Ramos Again??
I told Mom "No way, that goalkeeper is Loris Karius". Now usually when you say blondie's name even the fiercest of Reds grimace and slowly, grudgingly, nod their acceptance. Even angry thunder Klopp who would probably scream at his kids more for giving up the ball than for failing an exam, looked eerily silent. But Mom just stared at me incredulously as if I had just written Hitler started World War 1 and Anne Frank was his wife for my history paper.
After blondie assisted Benzema, a concussion would have been on the cards. Even Karius couldn't be that bad could he? But the second cockup was ..it pains me to say this..typical Karius. So a concussion didn't look likely to me.
I mean look at the definition of concussion:
" A concussion is a traumatic brain injury that affects your brain function. Effects are usually temporary but can include headaches and problems with concentration, memory, balance and coordination. Concussions are usually caused by a blow to the head. Violently shaking the head and upper body also can cause concussions. Some concussions cause you to lose consciousness, but most do not. It's possible to have a concussion and not realize it.
The team at Massachusetts General Hospital, which included leading NFL head injury expert Dr Ross Zafonte, concluded it was "possible" the injury "would affect performance".
This performance affliction has obviously has led to several memes. And death threats. The final affected Karius more than usual. He lost his girlfriend as well. An article I read explicitly mentioned 'Third Girlfriend Slips Through Karius's Fingers'.
Journalists really are a smart bunch aren't they. By stating "third" they added a double whammy of stating Karius cocked up thrice (directly and indirectly in the finals) and lost all three of his chicks. Quite a sad read for Karius if he ever stumbles upon it.
If anyone ever watches the movie very originally titled "Concussion", you will see what countless head injuries do too apparently sane footballers. However, this is Hollywood and their football is different from football for the rest of the world, but a very quick and hard elbow to the skull of any ordinary Homo Sapien should bring about the same, if not, similar results. Aside from Will Smith's actually wonderful acting the movie contains several terms which probably only doctors understand but the illustration of continuous and powerful force on the brain which damages the tissue is the main culprit and it could logically happen to Karius as well. I mean this is Ramos we are talking about. Not Neymar, who would probably just touch his elbow on Karius's forehead and scream for a penalty.
What really supports the 'Concussion' theory is how quickly Karius lost it all. Mignolet was replaced by the German, and blondie's form was steadily improving throughout the season. Klopp as well as the Kop were feeling more and more confident about the blondie's adventure's and aside from the finals he hardly ever lost the balls. And before the elbow he was doing very well. So there definitely was something which led to this knee-jerk type reaction. The doctor's aren't super sure. After all, this is Karius and his exploits have reached far and wide. But if it could affect visual-spatial fibre's in the brain then Karius could have logically misjudged the ball on both occasions. And he did complain to the referee but football is such a quick game that such possibly innocuous matters are quickly thrown aside to pay attention to more averse fouls. Like Judo tackling someone. Or pretending to get hit. Or diving. ' Oh wait' you say 'Didn't Ramos do all this?'.
Let me remind you, oh righteous but misguided child, that this Real Madrid we are talking about. Ramos and the referees are probably closer chums than Tay Tay Swift and Ed Sheeran.
Sending Karius death threats is hardly going to help the concussed poor man. This is a day which will no doubt haunt him forever and he's still getting sleepless nights over it. Watching his mother cry in the finals would surely invoke a sense of sympathy from even the most rigorous drill sergeants. What he needs now is some down time to get over his concussion as well as the game. He is not the best keeper in the world and he probably may never be but even great keepers have cockups and with a baseball bat hit on the head by Ramos Lee, that fact that he kept going is crazy. His performance should be commended.
I'm no Reds fan. But as a neutral I would rather have Liverpool lift the trophy than Real. Cuz Real were nowhere close to their last season dominance and Liverpool were hands down the most exciting team in this competition. And through it all Karius never pulled a Karius of the old. He didn't make super brilliant saves but neither did he ever cock-up so badly.
Just imagine if Liverpool had won. Klopp would have finally won his first trophy at Liverpool. My crazy Red friends would have strutted about like even bigger a**holes. Salah would probably have stopped crying. Coutinho would have been stone dead jealous. After all he did switch saying 'I want to win the Champions League'. The world would have been so much better. Egypt would still hate Ramos but would probably downgrade from him 'most hated' to 'second most hated'. Karius would have still kept his chicks. His mother, Klopp's wife and Klopp would be celebrating wildly. They would become legends. Almost every team would congratulate ( and actually mean it ) Liverpool. Real would have lost but reaching the finals would have surely been a marked improvement over their La Liga fiasco. Zidane would not have left because he would have wanted to win the 3 rd title next time around. Bale would probably have still scored the wonder goal.
But Ramos (and possibly the entire Real Madrid) has his own agenda. So a petition was put forward to kick his whiny little ass out. Last I checked it had half a million signature. And with Egypt likely to meet Spain in the Round Of 16 in the 2018 World Cup, bad blood might spill over. If Salah plays he will probably eviscerate Ramos as will some of the Egypt national teams' more hardcore friends. Tension might be so high that you could pop a balloon and it could lead to a full scale war. I just hope it doesn't happen.
The only good thing for some Koppites from this ordeal is now they have another reason to hate Ramos. He may not have broken Salah..I mean Salah's other shoulder was dislocated... but if he did elbow Karius purposefully then... well...no Goalkeeper means more goals. Am I right or am I right?
So was blondie not to blame at all? Was it Ramos Again??
I told Mom "No way, that goalkeeper is Loris Karius". Now usually when you say blondie's name even the fiercest of Reds grimace and slowly, grudgingly, nod their acceptance. Even angry thunder Klopp who would probably scream at his kids more for giving up the ball than for failing an exam, looked eerily silent. But Mom just stared at me incredulously as if I had just written Hitler started World War 1 and Anne Frank was his wife for my history paper.
After blondie assisted Benzema, a concussion would have been on the cards. Even Karius couldn't be that bad could he? But the second cockup was ..it pains me to say this..typical Karius. So a concussion didn't look likely to me.
I mean look at the definition of concussion:
" A concussion is a traumatic brain injury that affects your brain function. Effects are usually temporary but can include headaches and problems with concentration, memory, balance and coordination. Concussions are usually caused by a blow to the head. Violently shaking the head and upper body also can cause concussions. Some concussions cause you to lose consciousness, but most do not. It's possible to have a concussion and not realize it.
Concussions are particularly common if you play a contact sport, such as football. Most people usually recover fully after a concussion."
So why am I stating that Karius wasn't concussed. Because there are several parts of this definition which Karius did regularly:
1. Punch himself in the face for doing silly mistakes.
2. Karius always had problems with concentration, memory, balance, and coordination.
3. Karius always violently shook his head. Violently and comically. And don't forget the tears.
( I'm going to hell aren't I?)
Karius did all this more regularly than saving goals. So why was he not diagnosed?
" A tweet read ' I know Real were in the market for a goalkeeper but I
didn't realise they already bought Karius' "
didn't realise they already bought Karius' "
Hmmmmmm. Fishy
But then the definition also makes it clear that some people' do not realize it'.
So maybe Karius didn't care cause he knew Mignolet was much worse. But Mom was right.
For some bloody reason, Mom's are always right.
Karius quickly realised the end was near. This doesn't seem to be very foolish considering the ungodly number of death threats faced by the poor man. But Karius realised he needed a good reason and lo... he now has an official statement explicitly stating that 'Mr. Karius had a concussion. Now don't get me wrong, I know I am scoffing, but at the start might it does look like a terribly convenient excuse.
But the doctor's in Boston also violently shook their heads and say "Nope. Nada.Zero"The team at Massachusetts General Hospital, which included leading NFL head injury expert Dr Ross Zafonte, concluded it was "possible" the injury "would affect performance".
This performance affliction has obviously has led to several memes. And death threats. The final affected Karius more than usual. He lost his girlfriend as well. An article I read explicitly mentioned 'Third Girlfriend Slips Through Karius's Fingers'.
Journalists really are a smart bunch aren't they. By stating "third" they added a double whammy of stating Karius cocked up thrice (directly and indirectly in the finals) and lost all three of his chicks. Quite a sad read for Karius if he ever stumbles upon it.
If anyone ever watches the movie very originally titled "Concussion", you will see what countless head injuries do too apparently sane footballers. However, this is Hollywood and their football is different from football for the rest of the world, but a very quick and hard elbow to the skull of any ordinary Homo Sapien should bring about the same, if not, similar results. Aside from Will Smith's actually wonderful acting the movie contains several terms which probably only doctors understand but the illustration of continuous and powerful force on the brain which damages the tissue is the main culprit and it could logically happen to Karius as well. I mean this is Ramos we are talking about. Not Neymar, who would probably just touch his elbow on Karius's forehead and scream for a penalty.
What really supports the 'Concussion' theory is how quickly Karius lost it all. Mignolet was replaced by the German, and blondie's form was steadily improving throughout the season. Klopp as well as the Kop were feeling more and more confident about the blondie's adventure's and aside from the finals he hardly ever lost the balls. And before the elbow he was doing very well. So there definitely was something which led to this knee-jerk type reaction. The doctor's aren't super sure. After all, this is Karius and his exploits have reached far and wide. But if it could affect visual-spatial fibre's in the brain then Karius could have logically misjudged the ball on both occasions. And he did complain to the referee but football is such a quick game that such possibly innocuous matters are quickly thrown aside to pay attention to more averse fouls. Like Judo tackling someone. Or pretending to get hit. Or diving. ' Oh wait' you say 'Didn't Ramos do all this?'.
Let me remind you, oh righteous but misguided child, that this Real Madrid we are talking about. Ramos and the referees are probably closer chums than Tay Tay Swift and Ed Sheeran.
Sending Karius death threats is hardly going to help the concussed poor man. This is a day which will no doubt haunt him forever and he's still getting sleepless nights over it. Watching his mother cry in the finals would surely invoke a sense of sympathy from even the most rigorous drill sergeants. What he needs now is some down time to get over his concussion as well as the game. He is not the best keeper in the world and he probably may never be but even great keepers have cockups and with a baseball bat hit on the head by Ramos Lee, that fact that he kept going is crazy. His performance should be commended.
I'm no Reds fan. But as a neutral I would rather have Liverpool lift the trophy than Real. Cuz Real were nowhere close to their last season dominance and Liverpool were hands down the most exciting team in this competition. And through it all Karius never pulled a Karius of the old. He didn't make super brilliant saves but neither did he ever cock-up so badly.
Just imagine if Liverpool had won. Klopp would have finally won his first trophy at Liverpool. My crazy Red friends would have strutted about like even bigger a**holes. Salah would probably have stopped crying. Coutinho would have been stone dead jealous. After all he did switch saying 'I want to win the Champions League'. The world would have been so much better. Egypt would still hate Ramos but would probably downgrade from him 'most hated' to 'second most hated'. Karius would have still kept his chicks. His mother, Klopp's wife and Klopp would be celebrating wildly. They would become legends. Almost every team would congratulate ( and actually mean it ) Liverpool. Real would have lost but reaching the finals would have surely been a marked improvement over their La Liga fiasco. Zidane would not have left because he would have wanted to win the 3 rd title next time around. Bale would probably have still scored the wonder goal.
But Ramos (and possibly the entire Real Madrid) has his own agenda. So a petition was put forward to kick his whiny little ass out. Last I checked it had half a million signature. And with Egypt likely to meet Spain in the Round Of 16 in the 2018 World Cup, bad blood might spill over. If Salah plays he will probably eviscerate Ramos as will some of the Egypt national teams' more hardcore friends. Tension might be so high that you could pop a balloon and it could lead to a full scale war. I just hope it doesn't happen.
The only good thing for some Koppites from this ordeal is now they have another reason to hate Ramos. He may not have broken Salah..I mean Salah's other shoulder was dislocated... but if he did elbow Karius purposefully then... well...no Goalkeeper means more goals. Am I right or am I right?
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