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Rafael Van Der Vaart
Think it comes down to the fact Poch would rather have attacking midfielders playing regularly that can also play up top, rather than "backup strikers" getting rusty / unhappy and meaning new personnel when they come in the team. Remember, it was only really due to desperation that Llorente got matches.
I would suggest it had to do with however hard he worked he was a striker that just seemed bereft of confidence in front of goal, penalties notwithstanding