Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho enjoyed a huge amount of power while at Real Madrid, former Spain international Fernando Hierro has claimed.
According to goal.com.the
Portuguese coach endured a turbulent relationship with his squad in his
final season in the Spanish capital, culminating in a high-profile
falling-out with club captain Iker Casillas, and former defender Hierro
suggests the 50-year-old's sway at Santiago Bernabeu may have
contributed to such disputes.
"Every club is different and Madrid is even more so," the 45-year-old told Fifa.com.
"Madrid
is a club where you have to win and it’s a place that can wear you down
– where people have a different way of thinking.
"If you were
to ask me to look at the last 20 years in Madrid’s history and say which
coach has had the most decision-making power at the club, I’d say
there’s no doubt he [Mourinho] is the one.
"If you ask him
though, perhaps he’d say he didn’t have as much authority as he’d have
liked. But everyone knows him perfectly."