Louis Saha axed after refusing to play for Everton reserves

Louis head-strong ... striker Louis Saha said no to reserve game

Everton axed Louis Saha for refusing to play in the reserves.

The French striker only found out 90 minutes before kick-off on Saturday he was not in the squad to face Wigan. And it prompted a furious response.

The ex-Manchester United ace tweeted: "I'm not good enough. Absolutely destroyed. It's coz I'm confident in my ability that I'm gutted."

He is then understood to have stormed out of Goodison before the Toffees 3-1 win.

But boss David Moyes left Saha out because he refused to play in a midweek reserve game with Aston Villa.

Despite being short of front men, Moyes was disappointed with Saha's attitude, feeling let down by a lack of loyalty and commitment from the player.

Saha is still being nursed back after his latest spell of injury and has played just 42 minutes this term in two games off the bench.

Moyes' decision to leave out Saha paid off with 19-year-old striker Apostolos Vellios coming off the bench to net his first goal for the club in the win over Wigan.

Cash-strapped Moyes' is rebuilding on a budget at Goodison Park.

And he has warned while it may not be comfortable viewing at times, Everton's winning mentality will remain.

Having lost creative midfielder Mikel Arteta to Arsenal as well as strikers Yakubu and Jermaine Beckford, Moyes is still searching for the right formula.

Even so, seven points from four games have left Toffees in seventh, a best start since 2006-07.

Winger Roysten Drenthe and fellow loan signing Denis Stracqualursi plus youngsters like Vellios, and Ross Barkley, 17, have provided a glimpse of the future.

Moyes said: "Normally we are talking about a bad start. It might not always be that flowing or attractive at the moment but my job is to try to win the games."