Everton FC: Louis Saha is rested and ready to go, says David Moyes

Jan 10 2012 by David Prentice, Liverpool Echo

DAVID MOYES is hoping Louis Saha can come back refreshed and firing tomorrow night – after enjoying a much needed break from the firing line.

The Blues boss left Saha out of his squad for the FA Cup visit of Tamworth, after a run of 14 starts in Everton’s previous 16 games.

He will return for the trip to Tottenham tomorrow, when Moyes hopes the French forward can also rediscover his goal touch after failing to find the net since the Carling Cup tie against Chelsea in October.

“He definitely needed a breather,” explained Moyes. “I think he’s probably played as many in a row as he has for years so he needed a break.

“Obviously he’s not scoring at the moment either so we needed to look to see if we could find other solutions.”

Moyes admitted that Saha, who rattled nine goals in five starts this time last year, is low on confidence, but that only goals could change that round.

“If you’re a centre-forward and you’re not scoring I’m sure your confidence would be low,” he added.

Amongst those ‘solutions’ Moyes is seeking is a new face or two during the January transfer window.

“I would like to do something in the transfer window if I could,” he added. “But obviously people know that we’re probably in the loan market. You hear every manager in the country saying how difficult the January market is, so how much more difficult is the January loan market going to be?”

Moyes’ team selection will be hindered tomorrow with injuries to a series of key players.

Phil Jagielka, Tony Hibbert, Jack Rodwell, Leon Osman and Tim Cahill all missed the FA Cup tie at the weekend through injury, while Seamus Coleman joined the ranks of the walking wounded when he limped off with a recurrence of his old thigh strain.

The injuries may force Moyes to reshuffle his remaining resources, with the versatile Landon Donovan a key figure.

“Using Landon on the left is something I’ve thought about, and I said when he came in I might play him up front as well.

“I’ve already moved him into two or three different positions because we’re still seeing where we can get the maximum amount from him.”