• CARLOS GUISASOLA

    @C_Guisasola

    Madrid

Saturday, June 13, 2020 - 02:07

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Just a year ago, Marcos Llorente (Madrid, 1995) was telling his family that he was leaving for Atlético and leaving Real Madrid to see him born. The club where your last name has roots. Now, after an intricate start, it is one of the favorites of a Simeone that has no favorites. His night in Anfield is part of the imaginary rojiblanco. But a year, and more in these times, are almost a life. "If they told you then that we should be locked up at home, you would have laughed." He has been quarantined with his girlfriend, Patricia, as much a fan of the sport as he is, and spending hours on the PlayStation to be connected with his friends.

There are people who have become afraid of the coronavirus. How have you lived it? Fear for me, I didn't have much. I was afraid for my grandparents, my parents, for relatives who are at risk. But not for me or my girl, we are young. He had respect, obviously, but not that fear that other older people may have. At home we have managed quite well. What has cost me the most has been not being able to see my family and friends. How was living with your girl during quarantine? She has her job, we share tastes and she likes to train. We had a great time. My girl looks a lot like me. We've seen almost less than we did before. It was said that the pandemic would bring us closer together, but it doesn't seem like it. There have been many people who have lost loved ones. Part of society has come together quite a bit. Then there is another part that doesn't, but we can't do anything with it. It is a brutal and incredible situation that we have never experienced. In the end, each person is a world and there are people who think differently from another.

What do you think of the management of the pandemic in Spain? They are political issues. Government issues that I as a footballer is not who to debate whether they have done it right or wrong. Those who are there are supposed to be there for something and all the decisions they make must be respected. That's kind of what my family and I have done. Do you feel privileged to have been able to undergo testing from the beginning? We thought like everyone else. Those who needed them most were the people at the foot of the canyon, fighting the Covid-19. And we didn't see it very well either. But it is our job. LaLiga decided that this would resume again and the only way to do it was with that protocol. Many will always remember him for his magical night at Anfield. It is the most beautiful night I have ever experienced in football. I remember when Morata gave it to me, on the second goal, I looked back to see if a teammate was coming, because I had not seen myself many times in those situations. I fired without thinking. And when he came in I said to myself: "But what is happening here!"

Llorente, during an Atlético.ATLETICODEMADRID.COM training session

Do you have that powerful shot on goal or do you train? Everything can be trained, but in my case I don't rehearse them. Nor is it that in games I have seen myself in situations like this. I don't know what happened that night when they touched me with a wand and everything went in. Out of nowhere we made three plays and made three goals. I will tell my children. After that third goal, Morata knelt before the fans. Should we apologize for the past? Not at all. In the end the footballer's career takes many laps. As long as you treat all the teams with respect and give everything, whatever club you are in, you are going to like people and people are going to love you, seeing everything that has happened these months. Do you think that game should have been played with the public? If you ask me now, I would say no. But with the information of those days, it is normal that the stands were full. Neither the players nor the fans were aware of what the coronavirus was. He has been at Atlético for almost a year. Did you have to give it a lot of thought when it came to changing shields? When you leave a club, it is not easy, whatever it is. And if in the end you are lucky enough to be in a large team, it is more difficult to take the plunge. But as soon as the Atleti offer came up, I loved it and that's how I told my uncle Julio. I just had to put everything on the scale. It was clear to me and my family that Atleti was the best. Did he get to speak to Simeone before his signing? There has been a lot of speculation about that. I only spoke to him once the transfer was completed. It was a normal conversation, in which he welcomed me and offered his help.

I don't know what happened the Anfield night. They touched me with the wand and everything entered

Is Cholo's mili so tough? When you change clubs and get to a new place, you have to adapt to what the coach asks you: game model, teammates ... and it's not easy. It cost me a lot for a tactical question. Some catch them faster and others slower. It is what I always say: "The one who stops and abandons halfway, is the one who does not end up triumphing." At Atlético he has played as a midfielder, on the right wing and is now testing as a playmaker. If they told you a year ago ... I didn't see myself out of the middle position. But in order to play and help the team, I don't care much about the position. At the playmaker I was a bit strange because it is a position I have played there. You feel strange about the movements. Five very hard weeks are coming and, hopefully not, but injuries may come. Is football less football without an audience in the stands? Yes. Hobby is the magic of soccer. I do not see a very great future if football runs out of fans forever. They are the ones who move and lift all this. It will be a rare and hard situation for us. And Atlético is less Atlético without the stands of the Metropolitano? It is clear. They push us a lot in every game. The last game, at Anfield, it was crazy to see them cheer up. All the clubs will be harmed by not having their fans at home, if someone wants to invite them to eat. What should I ask him? [Laughter] If it happens on the weekend and I have him free, whatever he wants. If it's during the week, I take maximum care of myself and the strangest thing about my diet is that I don't eat cereals or dairy products. So if you want to invite me to a pasta, forget it. Or a Cuban style rice, forget it. If you want to invite me to some broken eggs with potatoes, I'm going head over heels. From my diet, it is one of the dishes that I like the most.

Llorente, during an Atlético.ATLETICODEMADRID.COM training session

Because you follow the paleolithic diet. What are its secrets? When you say the word paleolithic or the word diet, people throw their hands to their heads and think that it is boring, that you do not enjoy, that you are bitter. And, come on, just the opposite. When you make the diet your lifestyle, you end up enjoying the food and the day you skip the diet, much more than anyone. For me it is pure happiness to lead this lifestyle. Is it a sin to call yourself Llorente and not be an athlete? My whole family is a professional athlete. Many have reached the elite. I feel super proud. I think that there I have a certain advantage over others, because they have already experienced all this and they know how to advise and take you on the right path. It is not pressure, it is a privilege. You began to perceive all that since you were a child, right? In my house there have always been photos, pictures, glasses ... And in the end you see it as something normal. People who know our family often say that we celebrate things little, because in the family it is normal. One of my personal goals is to celebrate things more. The Llorente are like that and we have to learn to celebrate victories. This is how you are happy. Your family has a white tradition. Are you "pricked" for playing at Atleti? They understand you perfectly. I am delighted with how they have lived it and how they have taken it.

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