With Jose Mourinho having a reputation of falling out with high-profile players, a former Real Madrid president has revealed that when he was in charge of Los Blancos, he had issues with the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Sergio Ramos and Iker Casillas.
Ramon Calderon, who was president at santiago Bernabeu from 2006 until 2009, feels Mourinho is to blame for all of the fallouts he has had with his players over the years, especially as there are other managers, such as Zinedine Zidane, who have been successful while being less confrontational.
"I think Mourinho has been the main problem when he's been in other clubs," he told Love Sport Radio.
"When he was here, he was blaming everyone for the defeats. I think that is a grave mistake. It is a problem always.
"Also, it makes a confrontation with the players and it's been happening with Man United with (Paul) Pogba, with (Eric) Bailly.
"It was the same here, with Cristiano, with Iker Casillas, with Sergio Ramos and I think that's a problem, he's always blowing his own trumpet and that for a coach, I think is a big mistake.
"And, we have the example of Zidane. He did completely the opposite.
"Backstage, he has been more with the team and that's the way in my point of view to train a great team of great players. You cannot be the protagonist."
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Mourinho won three trophies in three years at Real, and has been linked with a return to the club.
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