It is no coincidence that Lucas Ocampos is the only Sevilla player who has played all the games this season so far. There were 19 matches and that reflects the confidence that Julen Lopetegui has in him. No other player on the squad was present on the pitch in every game. The Nervionense coach now wants to get more juice from the Argentine, who only signed two goals this season after scoring 17 last year, when he proved to be one of the best debutants in LaLiga and a man called to make a difference in this Seville.
The effectiveness of Ocampos is not close to the one he executed in his premiere campaign in Nervión. Despite this, he is still a reference in the team and is the undisputed starter for his coach, who moves him from the band depending on which companions he places at his side. Suso's recovery has caused Ocampos to now have minutes on the left flank, although the player himself admitted that his conditions vary there and that they do not resemble those he shows on the right flank with Jesús Navas. Munir's injury also led to this movement in the last appointments of the team, although the coach is cautious about which place should promote the best Ocampos.
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* Data updated as of December 17, 2020
The appearance of Idrissi also provides certain threads of hope to Lopetegui when it comes to finding more tricks of reliability in his attack. The Dutchman gave a good performance in the Copa del Rey and opens up avenues of competition in that left area of the attack in which Ocampos has appeared for several weeks in high-altitude duels. His figures from last year did not reveal too many clues about his most effective flank, but Lopetegui wants to get that efficiency juice that did so much good for Sevilla throughout the season.