This is a very painful moment in Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s career. Before joining OM where he had a remarkable season, the Gabonese striker had to endure the ordeal of a burglary when he was still playing at Barça. A moment that PEA returns to in an interview with The Athletic, and which left its mark, particularly after his signing for OM. “I thought about that all the time. I spent so many sleepless nights thinking about this s**t. I had nightmares. When I don’t sleep well, I can’t give a team what they expect of me. My children were scared every time they were alone.”
It must be said that the entire Aubayemang family experienced a particularly shocking moment. “My oldest son came running and said, ‘Dad, there are guys in the house.’ I told him, “Hide.” They came from outside… and entered the house. My wife was screaming. They had a gun. […] At the same time, my sister-in-law was there with our little one. I also told him: “Go ahead, try to hide somewhere.” That’s where I saw the guys. There were four or five of them, I think. One of them had a gun and told me, “Get down.” I said, “No, no, no. Tell me what you want.” We talked and he said, “Sit down.” I said, “No.” That’s when he started hitting me. We searched the house and I gave them what they wanted, so everything would be okay. »
Traumatized children
The player’s children remain so marked that the slightest mention of Barcelona must now be erased. “My children don’t want to go back to Barcelona anymore. Their school had organized a trip there, they said: ‘No way I’m going.’ “. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang who also mentioned the psychological support he could perhaps have used in this situation, even if he did not want to at the time. “If I had someone to talk to, a therapist or a psychologist, maybe it could have helped me. But I didn’t want to do anything. To be honest, I was lost. »
Fortunately, Aubameyang was able to get back on track with his career with a successful season at OM. Even if she started off difficult with a goal at the end of the 8th day only against Le Havre to launch her adventure. “I couldn’t accept. I told myself I had to be more ‘crazy’ and I played angry. It was the year where I showed everyone who I was,” emphasizes Aubemeyang, who has since decided to take on a new challenge in Saudi Arabia.
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Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, the former OM and Barça striker, returned to the terrible burglary he suffered in Catalonia. A painful moment that left its mark, including on his children…
