Head coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Eric Chelle has revealed the importance of Moses Simon to his team after his role in helping the team finish third at the recently concluded AFCON in Morocco, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.
Simon who started only two games at the tournament is the second vice captain of team , and started all of the games under Chelle before the start of the tournament.
The decision by Chelle to reduce his role to that of a substitute was put to the coach in an interview with AfterRMC, and he defended the decision explaining the importance of the Paris FC winger.
He said, “Moses Simon is a powerful left winger, and that’s the main thing he contributes to the team. He does well in one-on-one and two-on-two situations. In Nigeria, we usually play with a diamond.
When we play deeper, we use a flat 4-4-2 or a 4-2-3-1 formation, and he usually helps us keep stability on the wing and add width to our play.
“When you play through the wings, the opposing team’s defense moves toward the center, and then you can spread the play back out to the sides using Simon, Chukwueze, or Ejuke.”
