'I hit rock bottom at Liverpool - I wanted to quit and had to force myself to go to training'

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SportFootballLiverpool FCLoris Karius has opened up on his struggles following Liverpool's Champions League final defeat to Real MadridLoris Karius has admitted he didn’t want to be a footballer anymore after Liverpool’s Champions League final defeat to Real Madrid in 2018. Bundesliga champions.Karius made 30 league appearances during the 2025/26 campaign, having only made 11 appearances for all his clubs combined since the 2020/21 season.And the shot-stopper has admitted he fell out of love with football in the years that followed his mistakes in Kiev, revealing he had to force himself just to go to training as he hit rock bottom.“At times, I had to force myself to go to work and just tried to get through the day somewhat normally,” he told newspapers belonging to the Funke Media Group, as quoted by Sport Witness.FOLLOW OUR LIVERPOOL FC FACEBOOK PAGE!

All the latest news and analysis from Anfield on the Liverpool Echo's dedicated LFC Facebook page“Even now, I don’t know what I should have done differently. I just felt empty; I even thought about retiring, but I was only 25 years old and couldn’t simply stay at home.

During that phase, I felt like no one understood me.“Up until that point, my career had been on a steep upward trajectory, but then I suddenly came crashing down, hitting rock bottom.“It was extremely tough, partly because, being in my mid-twenties at the time, I wasn’t as emotionally grounded as I am today. I had no desire to train or play anymore.”Choose Liverpool Echo as a 'Preferred Source' on Google News for quick access to the news you value.Loris KariusLiverpool FC