Jose Mourinho could not handle the pressure as manager of Real Madrid, says ex-club president Ramon Calderon. The Chelsea boss managed Real from 2010-13, winning La Liga in 2012 and the Copa del Rey in 2011, before leaving for Stamford Bridge.
"To be a manager of Real Madrid is really, really difficult," Calderon told BBC World Service. "See what happened to Mourinho.
"He is someone who is used to coping with pressure and he couldn't."
Mourinho finished second in La Liga in his first season in Madrid, but won the title a year later, amassing a record 100 points in the process.
Real also lost in the semi-finals of the Champions League in each of their three seasons under the former Porto and Inter Milan boss.
"When Mourinho left, things were in a really bad situation," said Calderon, who was president from 2006-2009. "He had to leave the club after three years of a lot of problems, a lot of confrontations."
