"Has the IQ of an avocado seed" "Don't ever start him again" - Fans slam Barcelona star despite 5-1 win over Mallorca
Fans were unimpressed with Ferran Torres' performance in Barcelona's LaLiga clash against Mallorca. The match ended in a 5-1 win for the Blaugrana at Estadi Mallorca Son Moix on Tuesday, December 3.
Torres opened their scoring for Barcelona with a right-footed shot just 12 minutes into the clash before Mallorca found their equalizer through Vedat Muriqi's goal in the 43rd minute.
The Catalan giants were awarded a penalty after Mallorca's Johan Mojica committed a foul on Lamine Yamal inside the box. Raphinha successfully converted the penalty in the 56th minute. The Brazilian winger completed his brace after being set up by Lamine Yamal with a cross in the 74th minute.
Frenkie de Jong netted Barcelona's fourth in the 79th minute, followed by providing an assist to Pau Víctor, who scored the last goal of the match in the 84th minute.
Torres was subbed off and replaced by Víctor in the 73rd minute. Even though he netted Barcelona's first goal, the 24-year-old forward missed several attempts to add to the Blaugrana's scoreline.
The Valencia graduate had 26 touches, one key pass, and two shots on target while maintaining a pass accuracy of 62%. He missed one big chance and lost possession seven times.
Fans took to social media and flooded with posts slamming Ferran Torres for his display in Barcelona's 5-1 win against Mallorca in LaLiga.
Here are some of the reactions from X:
One fan wrote:
"Inigo Martinez and Raphinha putting in slave shifts but they almost couldn't have counted because Ferran has the IQ of an avocado seed. Never want to see him on that pitch ever"
Another added:
"Herr flick don't ever start "ferran torres" ever again 😆👍"
"Bro, I've never seen a player as worse as Ferran Torres 😭😭😭😭," chimed in another fan.
One account posted:
"This match could have been 8-1 if Ferran buried those chances"
Another tweeted:
"We are so back yeah, but let me don’t see ferran ever play again!"
"He should leave my club," posted another.
One user wrote:
"Ferran Torres should be jailed."
While another wrote:
"Pau Victor has done more in 15 minutes than Ferran Torres did in 70 minutes"
Ferran Torres has registered two goals and two assists in 12 appearances across competitions for Barcelona this season. The Spaniard joined Barca in 2022, scoring 27 goals and providing 15 assists in 125 matches.
Hansi Flick on Barcelona's 5-1 win against Mallorca in LaLiga
Barcelona head coach Hansi Flick spoke about his team's performance in their 5-1 LaLiga win against Mallorca. After having a great start in the league, the Blaugrana failed to bag a win in their last three LaLiga matches in November.
While speaking to reporters following Barcelona's win in their 16th LaLiga fixture of the season, Hansi Flick said (via Barca Blaugranes):
"Scoring is very important for us. We created many chances but we missed them and this time I am happy to have scored five goals. I had already warned that I was happy because this 'shitty' November was over and December was beginning. For me it’s important to have scored a lot of goals, five today."
Speaking about his squad's performance, Flick praised some of his players and added:
"In the first half we had chances and I’m glad that seeing Ferran as a centre forward he was able to score the 0-1, it’s important that he scored. Lamine makes the difference, forcing the penalty and creating, but we need Lamine as well as ‘top’ players like Pedri, Cubarsí, Frenkie, Raphinha."
Barcelona maintained a ball possession of 60 percent against Mallorca and had nine shots on target. Following this win against Los Piratas, Barca remain atop the LaLiga table with 37 points in 16 matches. Second-placed Real Madrid have 33 points from 14 games.