Moses Simon has not looked back since moving from Spanish Premiere Liga side UD Levante to pitch tents with the Yellow Canaries. Last season, he was one of Nantes best performers and he’s looking to continue in that order. It therefore came as no surprise when he was recently named the club’s best player in the month of August
The Nigerian forward, Simon Moses put up stellar performances in Nantes’ opening Ligue I fixtures, and his efforts did not go unnoticed as has been voted as the best player in Nantes for August.
The Nigerian striker amassed 57.7 per cent of the votes to beat Alban Lafont, Nicolas Pallois, and Ludovic Blas.
A statement via the club’s website read: “With 57.65% of the votes, Moses Simon is, therefore, your Canary of the Month for the month of August.”
Moses was in scintillating form for the Yellow Canaries in August and was their major outlet upfront. The former Levante man supplied the three assists for all of Nantes’ goals in their first two games of the Ligue 1 season.
His contributions were vital as they helped the Yellow Canaries to pick a draw at Monaco and see off Metz with 2-0.
However, the 26-year-old failed to perform in the next two games against Rennes and Lyon, with Nantes falling to a 1-0 defeat in both games.
Simon continues his incredible start to the 2020-2021 French Ligue 1 for FC Nantes.
He assisted Nantes only goal in their opening day 1-1 draw against Monaco, and he followed it with two assists against Metz at the Stade de la Beaujoire.
Simon started in the attacking midfield along with Randal Kolo and Muani Ludovic Blas. The trio were outstanding and caused problems for Metz defenders all through.
He assisted his partner Randal Kolo Muani for the first goals inside opening 12 minutes.
Moses completed his brace of assists five minutes into the second half, when he set up Ludovic Blas who made it 2-0 for Antoine Kombouare’s side.
The former Levante forward played the entire minutes and was named as the man of the match.
Moses who finished last season with just five assists, now has three in two games for the season.
Meanwhile, Nantes defender Fabio has described Simon a perfect teammate. The former Manchester United player has a good understanding with Simon in the pitch and the duo were one of the top performers for Nantes last season.
They played important role in the 2-0 home win against Metz.
“Simon Moses, we get along very well on the field, I like to play with him and I think it’s reciprocal. We complement each other well,” Fabio told the club website.
Simon was voted FC Nantes Player of the Season for the 2019/2020 campaign after scooping 40 per cent of the total vote cast by the fans to be named the Canaridelasaison for the year.
Simon has enjoyed his best season with Nantes since moving to Europe as he finished as the
