They ask Javier Clemente about the political situation in Spain and he leaves some great thoughts.
Javier Clemente, former coach of the national football teamgave a special interview to the RTVE program hosted by Genaro Castro, General planein which he spoke about the situation in Spanish politics.
When asked about his visit to the Spanish Political League, he assured that “It’s a lack of respect and a lot of inconsistency.“. “In some cases, not all. There are very good politicians,” he assured.
“I see a lot of contradictions. So in politics, the whole country bears a contradiction. If a person is chorizo, then he is chorizo. This cannot happen in politics,” the former selector emphasized.
Afterwards, Javier Clemente assured that he was “a leftist,” before pointing out that he was “also a rightist.” “I’m left and right, because I think we should accept goodness. Parties do not accept the good things that an opponent who has good ideas says,” he explained.
He was also questioned about ETA terrorism, but he stressed that yes, but “it’s over.” “I was in pain at the time I was going through it. We felt bad. I come from a party that has always been against it, and that was the PNV party. We struggle and we suffer“, he expressed.
“There were people who were very supportive of it, and it’s not that I had to respect it, we were against it, but there wasn’t much we could do. Now there is no terrorism, but there is a lot of corruption. It’s all very complicated“, he criticized.