Serious questions must be asked of Paul Lambert following the alarming decline of Aston Villa.
Comfort zone
The Villa Park faithful have been treated to just eight goals in 11 home games in the Premier League this season with summer signing Christian Benteke responsible for three of those.
And Yorke called on the club's experienced players, such as Gabriel Agbonlahor and Darren Bent, to step up to the plate and contribute more to the cause.
"People like Agbonlahor need to do more," Yorke said.
"He's in a comfort zone and needs to come to the table more. He was knocking on the England door three years ago and suddenly we don't hear about him, so something must be wrong.
"Then you've got Bent who cost a lot of money and is a goalscorer. Why are they not firing on all cylinders? It's up to the manager to do something about that and get the best out of his players - and not just the strikers, but the whole team.
"I don't feel Aston Villa is playing to its potential and when you look through that team, if you put them up for sale how many of them would get into other Premier League teams? I'm not sure you'd get too many.
"Maybe the players are simply not good enough."
Uphill battle
Yorke was part of the Aston Villa squad that overturned a 3-1 first-leg deficit against lower league Tranmere in the 1994 League Cup semi-finals, before beating Manchester United in the Wembley final.
The current squad faces an almost identical task ahead of Tuesday's return leg against Bradford, but Yorke is not convinced they have the form to launch a similar comeback.
And he says the game is likely to hinge on whoever scores the opening goal.
He said: "Aston Villa have got it all to do and with the team lacking in confidence it's going to be an uphill battle.
"The first goal is the key. Bradford are fully aware that one goal can change the whole mood in that stadium. I played there and I know exactly what the people are like.
"I want Aston Villa to do well and I want Aston Villa to get to the final, but the first goal will really make a difference. Playing at home is supposed to be an advantage, but for a team low on confidence it can be a disadvantage.
"The pressure will be on the players and will they want to see the ball? If they give the ball away what will the reaction of the crowd be?
"The pressure will be on Aston Villa, but the key for Lambert is to get that first goal, lift the crowd, lift the players and give them confidence to go again.
"I'm hopeful, but based on what we saw and based on the league positions and seeing how the players are I can see it being very difficult to turn it around, but it's only a two-goal deficit and if they can get the first goal they've got every chance of turning it around.
"That first goal is vital because I can't see Villa going a goal behind and turning it around with the confidence they have at this stage.
"They need to go ahead and if they go ahead they can go on and get to that Wembley final."
