Palermo president Maurizio Zamparini has blasted his players after Saturday's disappointing defeat to Torino.

"I am very worried, not just for this loss, but above all the average performance of the team over the past five games," Zamparini told Stadio News.

"An average of four points from five games is worthy of a side about to get relegated. I am seriously worried here and am afraid we'll be sucked back into the danger zone.

"This is a message I want to send to the team and the Coach. We played against a side below our standards and cannot play like this.

"This squad has no ideas and no bite, we cannot continue like this. The defeat was deserved and it seems to me that nothing at all has changed.

"Ballardini has got to shake up this side or, as I said, we cannot go on like this. I will be in Palermo on Monday and I'll try to wake them myself, as I am furious."