10 times Embila was self-destructively manipulated

In a parallel universe, Jan Embila, the son of a Congolese immigrant / soccer player living in Amiens 7 years before the birth of his second child, could have surpassed Claude Makelele or Patrick Vie in football. Absolutely accurate in his movements and always imaginative in his decisions, he was the Ligue 1 footballer with the highest percentage of success in transfers for two consecutive seasons (2010-11, 2011-12). He was still 22 years old when Fredic Antonetti declared that “if he continues, he has a firm position in front of the Barcelona defense“To see in his face a modern midfielder who had at the same time the dynamism of a 6-year-old boy and the refinement of a 10-year-old boy. That is, everything he hopes to give Olympiakos, if he finally wears the rojiblanco.”

Just his career “it didn’t go as planned“To go, as the 30-year-old French midfielder himself confessed 2 years ago (December 2018), when he was struggling to restore his name after having been in St. Etienne. In this”misfortune didn’t play a role, it was my faultThe French midfielder added self-criticism, regretting – albeit with a delay of many years – the fact that he had not taken into account the words of the Corsican, the coach who had full responsibility for the development of football and his settlement in Rennes. Embila had already managed to ‘stain’ his criminal record and remained on the side.

The teenage dream that would turn into a nightmare

In his early teens, at age 14, Embila left his parental home, where the family shared a loaf of bread, and moved to Mad-la-Jolie to live with his grandparents. For a short time she joined the soccer academies in Mand, but very quickly lost her appetite for soccer. “There I had forgotten what my dream was“He later confessed and blessed his luck because a man from Rennes located him and influenced his mind, giving him a new chance. He had not yet met Antonetti.

Tangles before the 20th

Move on. November 2009, now a professional soccer player, and Jan Embila was summoned to testify in court as a plaintiff in a case of prostitutes scolding their clients after their love affair. On the eve of a friendly match with Chile, the young midfielder and a friend had arranged a meeting with two women for a fee and later realized that their personal belongings (watches, mobile phones, etc.) were missing, so they contacted the police to report the incident. Their names were reportedly leaked to the press.

The fight on the road

There was a follow-up, as in January of the new year (2010) Rehn’s defensive midfielder was accused of assaulting a restaurant owner after a verbal confrontation between the two while driving. He was arrested and spent one night in custody before being released the next day. It is possible that the lawyers for the two men reached an out-of-court settlement because no progress was made.

The role of Big Brother

Embila is the second son of a large family with 3 siblings. The eldest Joan, also a footballer in smaller teams, and two younger sisters. In the spring of 2012, one of them was in a teenage relationship with a boy his age. A child who was about to fall on the full fist of the 21-year-old Frenchman, in front of his home in Vern-Seires. The footballer admitted his mistake, saying through his lawyer to Equipe that “it was not an appropriate reaction“But he justified himself by claiming that his trust in the 17-year-old had been betrayed. Rehn punished him with exclusion from the mission.

Leader in Ethniki, leader in ‘mantrapida’

As a true soccer talent, Jan Embila was anointed international from the age of 15. A member of all the small squads, he wore the bracelet many times and participated in various international competitions, teammate with children such as Rafael Warren, Antoine Griezmann, Alexandre Lacazette and Yassin Ben Genter. Having already been selected by Laurent Blanc for the EURO 2012 mission and was suspended for one match because he ignored him and did not give him a hand when a change was made, he was called up to lead the K21 team to the final of the 2013 European Championship. .

In autumn 2012, the ‘Tricolors’ played in the playoffs with Norway and in the first game they won 1-0 at the ‘Stand Ocean’ in Le Havre, gaining a qualifying advantage. After the match, the delegation returned to the hotel to rest and prepare for the trip to Dramen. Embila and 4 teammates (Griezmann, Ben Genter, Mavinga, Niang) preferred to focus on their mission of having fun outside the accommodation. They made sure to call a taxi, left in secret, and not only spent the night in the city, but arranged a full trip to Paris. Her return took place in the early hours of the morning. Photos were leaked and there were riots.

But instead of being punished, the three of them fought normally. The consequences came after France was eliminated with a total score of 5-4 (defeat 5-3 in the second match). In addition to fired coach Eric Mobarts, Captain Embila was ruled out of the national team for the next two years, until June 2014, if the 24-year-old ace had a chance to qualify for the World Cup. he had lost her permanently. The other “offenders” were treated with greater leniency.

Photos on the cell phone of a minor prostitute

At the same time (November 2012), the police arrested a 15-year-old girl on suspicion of robbery. During the process and the search of her personal belongings, photos of men with whom she had had an affair were discovered on her mobile phone. It turned out that she was betraying herself for a fee to make money. Among those who allegedly had sex with her was Embila, who would have been involved in a love scandal with a minor under 18, if the file had not been closed.

Boiling cauldron

Rehn had now decided to sell Embillas and Rubin Kazan’s proposal in mid-2012-13 came like a mother from heaven. Although the amount was never published, it is estimated that the Russians offered 15 million to anticipate the news and acquire their rights. Except that the French did not find the motivation to show that he belonged to this world.

Apart from failing to convince Kurban Berdiyev, Vladimir Maminov or Rinat Bilyaletdinov of his usefulness, Embila was deemed unjustifiably absent when in November 2013 he accepted the invitation of Mamadou Sako (one of the at Goodison Park to watch the Everton-Liverpool derby). According to the Russian version of the story published in the country’s media, he had not received any permission for this trip and should have joined the rest of the team in preparing.

Also “one was in the mood to train and the other was not“As the people who lived it every day claimed. He was probably looking for something more in his career and he was pushing.

Mancini couldn’t stand it

The next episode took place in Italy. In the summer of 2014, Inter decided to take a chance on his case and bring him back to the top 5 leagues in Europe. By borrowing, of course, reducing the damage it would take if the deal turned out to be a “bubble.” How it happened. Because our hero only played 14 games until January, when Roberto Mancini sent him back to the Kazan ‘refrigerator’, interrupting his assignment.

The Frenchman’s reaction was mediated when at the end of November, in a match with Roma, the Italian coach replaced him, wanting a more aggressive footballer on the field. Embila reacted, did not even look at Mancini and went to the locker room. From then until January, he only counted 105 minutes of participation. I affirm that “I trained really well, I worked hard, I was better than everyone else. But they didn’t like my face. I did nothing to be ashamed of“Yes, but the stadium was a mirror.

They found an ax in his house

His return to Russia was combined with his transfer to Dynamo Moscow. The new beginning didn’t happen there either. The owner of the house that hosted him spoke about indecent behavior on the part of Embilas, disorder and damage that he left in the house, as well as unpaid rent. In the Russian press it was written that the Frenchman had to stay with his compatriot and teammate William Wenker for a while, because he feared for his physical integrity. He had a fight with a club executive and said he wanted to protect himself. An ax was found in his house.

Cat that plucked nails

Sunderland hoped to return to the level it had reached in the past. He counted 37 appearances with the ‘black cats’ and hoped his formula would be found. The transfer window was coming to an end and people from the English team showed no interest in finding a solution. Embila traveled to London, made the phone calls himself, but no one answered. He was so upset that he expressed his outrage on social media indecently.

That was the summer of 2016. More than 4 years have passed. 2.5 of them in Saint-Etienne, where he joined in January 2018. He participated in 91 matches in all competitions. About 1 month ago (mid-August) you found out that it doesn’t count. In a post, he left clues about the behavior that Claude Piel showed towards his face, demanding “respect for my name“and in a course (flooded with intensity) of 10 years in the field. Without a doubt it was the mildest of his reactions. Embila of the past would have rebelled.

Olympiacos is betting on the maturity that (he wants to believe) has acquired over the years.