Spain’s most famous conspiracy theorist is back causing trouble at the World Cup.
Marcos Llorente, who has been bringing back chemtrails from the 1980s at Atletico Madrid, has perhaps shown his views are towards the right.
Showing a lack of sensitivity, Llorente commented on Spanish people who don’t support the national team.
Spain has a complex history between Llorente’s Madrid and the rest of the country that was persecuted during the Francoist Repression that resulted in a civil war and an estimated 160,000 to 400,000 deaths.
Llorente isn’t interested in that context though, telling people from Catalunya, Andalusia, Galicia and the Basque Country and beyond that they should get over it.
Llorente risks wrath of Spain
“We accept the criticism,” he said on RNE after an opening World Cup draw against Cape Verde.
“There are two sides: those who have unwavering faith in him [Luis de la Fuente] and those who criticise him.
“It’s the Spanish national team. I don’t understand why there’s no support, whether they’ve won or not.
“Anyone who doesn’t support Luis de La Fuente and isn’t a fan of the national team isn’t Spanish.
“Should I start? Yes, I don’t care. They’ll call me a fascist and all that. The same old story. I don’t care who starts.”
He added: “There’s a bit of everything. There will be those who criticise us harshly, as always, and those who have faith in us, people who know about football and understand that these things can happen.
“We know we have things to improve, and we’re reassured by the fact that we’ve been self-critical. If you’d converted the clear chances you had in the first half, nobody would be talking about this.”
Whether the statements will have repercussions for Llorente will remain to be seen, with his Atleti teammates protecting him during their famously trophyless season.
He played 90 minutes against Cape Verde, and if he’s selected against Saudi Arabia he’ll be easy to spot as the one player whose running around bright orange as he thinks sun cream gives you cancer…
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