Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, a Gabonese international, has responded to one of the Arsenal fans who expressed sympathy for him after other supporters made fun of him for his performance in the Premier League match at the Emirates on Tuesday night.
In the 3-1 loss to his former team, Aubameyang was given the start by interim Blues manager Frank Lampard.
Aubameyang was kicked out from the Arsenal first team after Mikel Arteta stripped him of the club captaincy and later permitted him to sign with Barcelona.
The striker returned to London after spending six months in Spain, but his time at Stamford Bridge has been miserable.
Aubameyang, who had over 90 goals for the north London team, returned to the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday. As he was replaced at halftime with Arsenal leading 3-0, he was booed and cruelly mocked online.
But one of the Gunners fans showed pity on the 33-year-old telling him on Twitter to always be positive, stating some of the player’s sacrifices for the club.
“Almost lost his mother, caught malaria, a toxic end at Arsenal, went to Barca and got his house robbed, now gone to Chelsea and not playing at all. Was made fun of at Stamford Bridge by our players and now booed by fans that he loved,” the tweet stated.
The tweet gained traction and was picked up by an Instagram account.
Aubameyang commented on the Instagram post, saying: “You know, sometimes, people forget what’s real life and forget about how you can’t control what’s happened.”
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