Former Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has said that many people wanted him to axe man-of-the-moment Moses Simon when he was in charge of the national team, but he never doubted the importance of the FC Nantes winger.
Moses Simon was outstanding in the Eagles first matches at the AFCON in Cameroon – he assisted for the 1-0 win over Egypt and then scored and assisted in the 3-1 victory over Sudan.
He was the CAF Man of the Match against Sudan.
“When I was coach, a lot of people wanted me to drop him, but he is very important to my team,” he revealed on Canal Plus TV, where he is a pundit for the AFCON.
“He puts the team first and plays for all with ease.
“I love his attitude on the pitch and he’s a perfect gentleman off the pitch.
“I never doubted him.”
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Many people wanted him to be dropped because of his ineffectiveness, without known that Rohr was actually the cog in the wheel of progress for Simon by perpetually playing him out of position, while rational Coach is now playing him in the rightful position.