Nantes boss Christian Gourcuff praises striker Moses Simon

Nigeria and Nantes striker, Moses Simon is on the good books of his head coach, Christian Gourcuff who has showered him with praises following his recent form.

Ahead of their Ligue 1 clash with Losc Lille, Gourcuff believes that reigning Nantes player of the year has rediscovered his form in front of goal and he’s expecting him to help the team against Lille at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy.

Moses scored his first goal of the season last week as Nantes came back from two goals down to salvage a point against Saint Etienne last week.

“This is obviously important. I take the example of Moses Simon. After Monaco, we regretted his performance when we needed him,” the French tactician said on Thursday,” Gourcuff remarked during the news conference.“And we saw against Saint-Etienne, a first half where he was disturbed. I knew it was not a physical problem but a confidence problem.

“I think the fact that he scored that goal, it did him a lot of good. After his achievement, he had a lot more influence in the game. A player is complex because confidence is very fragile,” Gourcuff concluded.