Since January 2018, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has made Arsenal happy. Indeed, the Gabonese rocket has chained the goals under the shirt of the Gunners. After scoring 10 in his first six months, the striker then continued his momentum with 30 goals in 2018-19 and 29 in 2019-20. A real goal scoring machine, the former ASSE and Dortmund player won in the English capital. So much so that some teams, including FC Barcelona, had an eye on him. But no question for the residents of the Emirates Stadium to let slip their offensive asset number one, which was then at the end of the contract in June 2021.
After long months of discussions and negotiations, the two sides finally came to an agreement. On September 15, Arsenal finally announced that he was extending his lease until June 2023. All with a golden salary since he became the highest paid player in the history of the Gunners. Once this file was finally settled, the Gabon international was finally able to focus on the new season. A 2020-21 season that doesn’t quite go as PEA hoped. Still in power, he started 17 of the 18 matches in which he took part. Time for him to deliver an assist and score six goals in all competitions.
A season far from its standards
In detail, he scored 3 goals in the Premier League and then only one achievement in each of the other competitions, namely the Community Shield, the Europa League and the FA Cup. A very poor record when you know Aubameyang’s habits. For comparison, last year at the same stage of the season he had 16 goals, ten more. The 31-year-old footballer has suffered several hunger streaks this season. After scoring in the first two matches of the season (1 goal at the Community Shield and 1 against Fulham on Matchday 1), he was then silent between September 19 and October 25. Same thing between November 8 and December 13, or 5 matches. Less successful and less killer, the native of Laval assumed his difficulties at the microphone of Skysports.
“We gave a lot at the end of the season to win the FA Cup and to qualify for the Europa League because it was very important for the club. Since the start of the season, I have lost my way, not a little, but a lot. I think it’s part of football. Sometimes you have ups and downs. You have to manage them as you can. I’m trying to do my best and so far my performance has not been very good this season. But I am still positive. I think I can turn the tide. The most important is the team. We find victory again and we are happy. ” Scorer against Newcastle in the FA Cup on Saturday in his second game of the new year, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang hopes 2021 will smile on him a lot more. Arsenal is waiting for that!
