Sacked West Bromwich Albion boss Pepe Mel admits he never won over the players.
Mel never received the full backing of his players and admits that he didn't want to go down the route the club wanted.
Mel said: "Football is experienced differently here - it's neither better nor worse than Spain, just different.
"But I cannot betray the essence of what I consider football to be. I think it is best to end it here.
"They invented football and have a certain style and culture of football that is not necessarily the idea that we have right now in Spain."
He added: "I had talks and West Brom and I decided that the best thing was to part company.
"We are all happy. But I cannot continue in the same way because I cannot betray myself. The players are more comfortable doing what they know, to play the way they play.
"We, the coaches, depend on the players - they are the ones that give to you or take things away from you. If the players are comfortable on the pitch that is crucial."
