Jordán, the total player who leads the Lopetegui puzzle

Almost never focuses the media, but Joan Jordán is one of the architects of the great moment that Sevilla is going through. No player in the current Nervionense squad has played more games than him so far this season. Destroy, steal, create and assist. He is the total player of Julen Lopetegui. “My first year was good, but the second will be even better,” predicted the midfielder in an interview with this newspaper at the beginning of this year. The numbers prove him right. Also the sensations. He is the maximum assistant of Sevilla (seven goal passes) and a guarantee in the sevillista core for their ability to play different roles and be able to share that area of ​​the field with any variant. Lopetegui's rest policy hardly counts on him, but his form remains at the same level as that reflected months ago in the European Super Cup when he signed an outstanding performance against Bayern Munich.

Jordán only missed one game in this League (the defeat against Eibar in Pizjuán) and looks to the decisive stretch of the course with the hope that the conquest of important things will be repeated in Nervión. His stamp for this is on the table: he achieves a remarkable understanding with Fernando and his freedom on the field destroys many of the opponent's tactical bets. At the gates of a double clash in the League and Cup against Barcelona, ​​his figure takes more weight in a puzzle full of competition. Lopetegui made him a differential factor, all despite the fact that his brilliance in the set pieces did not enter the scene much since he landed.

His character on the pitch conquered the fans and Lopetegui, but he also attracts the attention of Luis Enrique. “It's a dream,” the player warned a few days ago. For this he arrived at Sevilla a year and a half ago under the desire to grow as a player under the baton of his current coach, one of those responsible for his high level of play. The sights on that European Championship next summer are one more incentive for the central midfielder, knowing that his final stretch of the campaign may be decisive to have a ticket and play for Spain. A challenge on the table while maintaining a consistency that amazes in Nervión. Lopetegui's total player wants more. And the framework of your demand is the greatest incentive.