Marcos Llorente (Madrid, 1995) had been "very clear" for a long time that he should leave Real Madrid and did not hesitate when Atlético's offer came up.

The new rojiblanco idol, protagonist of the 34th edition of El Club del Deportista, has acknowledged that things are turning out now "very, very well" and has affirmed that he feels "very happy about it".

"When a player has minutes, he grows up, he becomes a better player, and that's what is happening to me now," Marcos comments.

"They ask me if my last name weighs on me"

Llorente affirms that genes and the family environment influence soccer quality.

"I am privileged to have the family that I have, who at all times has supported me and guided me on the right path, because they have already lived everything that I am living now. Many times they ask me what if my last name weighs on me, and The opposite happens to me, that what makes me happiest is having this family, "he says.

"If you tell me I would play forward ..."

About Diego Simeone, he explains that he is a technician who has the ability to make you believe what he says and that is "an important point".

Something that happened when he decided to put him in the forward position.

"If you tell me a year ago, I'll tell you that you're crazy. I've been a midfielder for most of my life, also defensive. The coach made me see it a long time ago, he told me that one day he would take me higher, than he believed that there I could give things to the team. And well, that's how it came about at Anfield, and after quarantine I also played up there, it was all very very good. "

Precisely, he remembers that magical night he lived at Anfield as "the best of his career".

"It was my best game, for all that it entailed: winning Liverpool at Anfield, going through the tie with those who were European champions ... Between all of us, with all the work and the team's struggle, we managed to move it forward," he recalled .

"The national team, a dream come true"

On the other hand, he has spoken about his call up and debut in the Spanish team defining it as a "dream come true."

"It's a goal that you always have there, even if you don't think about it too much, and it has come to me at a very good time. I will always remember the day of the call and the day of the debut. But the important thing is not only to arrive, but to stay and that. it is achieved by working, working and working, "said the rojiblanco, who also referred to

Luis Enrique,

stating that" he has a very clear idea of ​​what he wants and is forming a team with many alternatives to achieve it. "

"Work on physical condition"

Finally, he has recognized that he has been working on physical condition for five or six years to strengthen his weaknesses, a "fundamental factor that has given him a lot during all these years."

Although he has also detailed that he works on the mental issue with Regenera, a group of four guys who take care of the subject of the head, the player's environment, and that it is as optimal as possible.

"I started a year ago and I am delighted, I have improved a lot in this matter and I think I still have a lot to improve," he concluded.

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