{"id":811990,"date":"2024-12-12T22:15:19","date_gmt":"2024-12-13T04:15:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/12\/moses-simons-stunning-strike-saved-antoine-kombouares-job-with-former-porto-man-linked-to-nantes\/"},"modified":"2024-12-12T22:15:19","modified_gmt":"2024-12-13T04:15:19","slug":"moses-simons-stunning-strike-saved-antoine-kombouares-job-with-former-porto-man-linked-to-nantes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/12\/moses-simons-stunning-strike-saved-antoine-kombouares-job-with-former-porto-man-linked-to-nantes\/","title":{"rendered":"Moses Simon\u2019s stunning strike saved Antoine Kombouar\u00e9\u2019s job with former Porto man linked to Nantes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer <\/p>\n<div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/images-28.jpeg\"><\/p>\n<p><img width=\"678\" height=\"452\" src=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/images-28.jpeg\" alt=\"Soccer Moses Simon\u2019s stunning strike saved Antoine Kombouar\u00e9\u2019s job with former Porto man linked to Nantes\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"   data-full-width=\"678\" data-full-height=\"452\"><\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Moses Simon\u2019s spectacular strike against Stade Rennais may have saved FC Nantes manager Antoine Kombouar\u00e9\u2019s job, as the Nigerian winger secured a vital 1-0 victory in Ligue 1, <a href=\"https:\/\/Soccernet.ng\">Soccernet.ng<\/a> reports<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Simon\u2019s unstoppable effort, leaving veteran goalkeeper Steve Mandanda helpless, handed Nantes their first win since August and lifted the team out of the relegation zone into 13th place with 14 points.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"FC Nantes - Stade Rennais : le but de Moses Simon, vu de la pelouse !\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/drULP1QYQtM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The match wasn\u2019t without drama.<\/p>\n<p>Stade Rennais believed they had equalised from a corner shortly after Simon\u2019s goal, but VAR intervened, ruling the effort out and keeping Nantes ahead.<\/p>\n<p>The result was a breath of fresh air for Kombouar\u00e9, who had been under immense pressure following a string of poor performances.<\/p>\n<p>Before the Rennais victory, Nantes had gone 10 matches without a win, drawing four and losing six.<\/p>\n<p>Speculation was rife that former FC Porto boss S\u00e9rgio Concei\u00e7\u00e3o was being lined up to replace Kombouar\u00e9, with reports suggesting a draw or loss would seal his fate. However, Simon\u2019s moment of brilliance seems to have postponed such plans.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_144038\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-144038\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/fc-nantes-moses-simon-est-deuxieme-d-un-classement-de-la-ligue-1-et-cela-valide-son-bon-debut-de-saison-768x432-1.jpg\" alt=\"Soccer Moses Simon\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\"  ><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-144038\">Moses Simon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When asked if he knew his goal had saved his manager\u2019s job, Simon, who is Nantes\u2019 top scorer in Ligue 1 with four goals, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hommedumatch.fr\/p-2799546\">brushed<\/a> it off:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWho said the coach was in danger? We don\u2019t know. We won for ourselves, for the coach, our supporters, and the people of Nantes.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Since being reappointed in March 2024, Kombouar\u00e9 has struggled to replicate his success during his first spell, which included a Coupe de France triumph in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>The manager will hope this victory signals a turning point, as Nantes prepare for a crucial away clash against Brest this weekend.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img alt=\"Soccer Imhons Erons\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/783717e54374a368da5ee849f3239e78?s=80&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g\"  height=\"80\" width=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/2024\/12\/moses-simons-stunning-strike-saved-antoine-kombouares-job-with-former-porto-man-linked-to-nantes.html\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a>Imhons Erons<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer Moses Simon\u2019s spectacular strike against Stade Rennais may have saved FC Nantes manager Antoine Kombouar\u00e9\u2019s job, as the Nigerian winger secured a vital 1-0 victory in Ligue 1, Soccernet.ng reports. Simon\u2019s unstoppable effort, leaving veteran goalkeeper Steve Mandanda helpless, handed Nantes their first win since August and lifted the team out of the relegation [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":811991,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28054,101378,2005],"tags":[59750,101377],"class_list":{"0":"post-811990","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-moses","8":"category-simons","9":"category-soccer","10":"tag-moses","11":"tag-simons"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/811990","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=811990"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/811990\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/811991"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=811990"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=811990"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=811990"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}