Although the injury problems that hampered his performances caused much disappointment, the midfielder will always be honored for his early contributions. After leaving Anfield last summer, he moved to Besiktas on a free transfer to regain his fitness and continue his career. However, the 30-year-old’s latest form for the Turkish club has been a bit of a strange one as he picked up the first red card of his career.
Besiktas played their last Europa League group game on Thursday and were destined to be eliminated when they face Swiss side Lugano. In the 90th minute, Renato Steffen hit back the not-so-happy Englishman with a wild shot to make it 2-0. Tensions rose between the two sets of players and the referee’s decision was ultimately to send off Oxlade-Chamberlain and Steffen. Apart from that moment, the 30-year-old has enjoyed his time at his new club so far. Appeared in 21 matches, scoring 4 goals and 1 assist. But now there will forever be a blemish on his career statistics: the first red card of his 13-year professional career. It’s worth nothing that those with an in-depth knowledge of Premier League football will recall an incident from when Oxlade-Chamberlain was still an Arsenal player, which led to his unwanted farewell earlier in the day.
In the 2014 match against Chelsea, Eden Hazard’s shot was deflected around the post by a ball and Kieran Gibbs was sent off for a foul by referee Andre Marriner. Before VAR, the decision stood and Oxlade-Chamberlain escaped without a red card.
Former Liverpool midfielder shown a red card after a scuffle with a Besiktas player on Thursday night. After five years with the Reds, Oxlade-Chamberlain’s Liverpool career came to an end when he left the club when his contract expired in the summer.
