Source: Daily_Mail
Everton striker Louis Saha turns to leech treatment in bid to get fit for France
Back in action: Everton striker Louis Saha[LNB]Louis Saha has endured an injury-plagued career, the Everton striker never seeming to fulfil his true potential due to the litany of knocks, strains and tears suffered by his prone body. [LNB]But it seems Saha has had enough. The France international is so fed up of missing games for his country that he has resorted to an ancient - but bloodcurdling - therapy in his latest bid to cure a knee ailment.[LNB]Saha, who came off the bench in the second half during the Toffees' 1-0 defeat to Aston Villa last weekend, revealed he applied leeches to the injured area. And he insists that he is reaping the benefits of the blood-suckers.[LNB]'How did I treat my swollen knees? You're never going to believe how I treated my swollen knees. I went to visit my grandparents, who live in Guadeloupe, and I put leeches on my knees,' said Saha.[LNB]'Since then I have had a knee that is not normal, but given what happened before to my ligaments I have to accept it. It swells up less, and I feel fine now. [LNB]'I'm well prepared both mentally and physically. I have the legs and hunger of a 20-year-old. [LNB]France get their Euro 2012 qualifying Group D campaign underway against Belarus on Friday night desperate to put their dismal World Cup behind them. [LNB] Call up: Saha (right) has joined up with new France coach Laurent Blanc (left)[LNB]Saha was forced to sit out the summer in South Africa, which may be no bad thing with memories of player mutiny still raw. The ex-Manchester United striker is in the squad for Friday's clash and is desperate to feature again for Les Bleus.[LNB]He added: 'My luck has been terrible in the past. I would be fine for six months, then the day the France squad would be announced I'd get injured.[LNB] 'It has been hard to take. I would not wish a similar fate on anyone, and I have struggled to overcome these setbacks.' [LNB] The good, the bad and the ugly! Club-by-club verdict to every Premier League club's ins and outs in the transfer windowEverton's Yobo heads to Fenerbahce after coming unstuck at ToffeesTottenham set to make improved bid for Everton midfielder Steven PienaarEVERTON FC
