Luis Milla says several habits advocated by Marcos Llorente are “common sense”

Luis Milla believes that “many things” said by Marcos Llorente are “common sense”. The Como player, who has played under Cesc Fàbregas and previously featured for Getafe, has known Llorente since childhood. Asked on Tuesday night about healthy lifestyle habits, he said in particular that the human body was probably designed to go to bed early and get up earlier.

During the discussion, Juanma Castaño asked him which “commandments” of the “religion of Marcos Llorente” he follows. The question was informed by the closeness between the two players. Milla said that waking up with sunlight was logical, while describing Llorente’s principles as beneficial for human beings.

Asked about an area of disagreement — aircraft — Milla did not commit himself. “It is not him saying it, it is AEMET, in theory,” he replied, before striking a more cautious note in the face of his interviewer’s disbelief: “Since I do not understand it, I try not to talk about it. I try to inform myself.”

The matter relates to suspicions voiced by Marcos Llorente and others that aircraft release chemical products into the sky in order to alter the climate, a theory known as “chemtrails”. In an interview, Llorente said he had not previously seen certain things in the sky and called for someone to explain what they were. AEMET, for its part, has repeatedly said that these theories have no scientific basis and that the trails are simply ice clouds resulting from condensed water vapour, incapable of poisoning anyone.

Milla and Llorente’s friendship dates back to Real Madrid’s youth teams, where they played together, and has endured. They have also spent holidays together on several occasions, which explains the interviewer’s curiosity over whether they share some habits as well as a personal affinity, given that Llorente’s views have generated controversy.

On exposure to cold, another topic regularly associated with Llorente, Milla admitted: “I do not go out, I find it difficult.” He does not follow the same bedtime routine: “Watching the Champions League or the 9 p.m. match makes me happy, and I get up an hour later. I do not think it is going to change my life.”