Touré Yaya, the ace in the sleeve of Pellegrini against the Barça

In statements conceded to several British means from England, Manuel Pellegrini has showed optimistic of face to the meeting of turn of eighth of Champions League against the FC Barcelona. The Chilean technician received criticisms after the party of gone by have not had an approach a bit more defensive against a team ofensivamente so powerful as it is the Barça. "We try to control the possession and look for the goal. I do not agree in that had a tactical problem for playing with two forwards; the Barça ranged to three and the Madrid also does it".

"I did not think that it committed an error, because a thing is what want to do and another what did, that is different. Perhaps playing with two forwards have to work better to recover the balloon", has valued. It thinks that his players will have to leave the skin to happen of round.

"Never we will have more possession that the Barça, because they play like this, but when have the balloon have to do it better and be dangerous, taking advantage of his defensive problems. It is necessary to play with a lot of intensity during the 95 minutes, and have the personality to go to by the party".

In this sense, gladdens to recover to Touré Yaya after the marfileño have fulfilled three parties of sanction. "Play with Touré always marks the difference. It is a footballer of maximum level, very important for us. We have to win even without Touré, something that already did in Rome and in front of the Bayern of Munich. Even we have classified us without him".

"But, if you ask it to me, prefer to have it in the team". And it adduces that Touré is very motivated "" for the party against the Barça. "No only for having lost the three last meetings, but because it wants to happen to chambers. As all the team".