Sergio Ramos has hinted Jose Mourinho never really understood the Real Madrid dressing room during his time in the Spanish capital.
According to The Mirror Sport, Mourinho had a well publicised spat with then-captain and club legend Iker Casillas while manager at the Bernabeu and also frequently complained of 'moles' within the club leaking stories to the press.
Real and Mourinho eventually parted ways in 2013 after a mutual termination of his contract that followed a breakdown in relationship with sections of his squad.
The 54-year-old picked up one league title and one Copa del Rey during his three years at the club while the four years since his departure have yielded three Champions League titles, the FIFA Club World Cup, two European Super Cups, one Copa del Rey and one league title.
When asked about the difference in styles between Mourinho and current coach Zinedine Zidane, Madrid defender Ramos suggested the former Chelsea man never really understood how to manage the players.
"My view is that when a team has a new coach it changes a great deal," Ramos said.
''How to manage the dressing room...
Zidane very good at understanding our dressing room as a former player.
Maybe that gives him an advantage.
"They are both great coaches and we're grateful to live this historical moment with Zidane."
He added: "Mourinho was just another coach I worked with in my football career and I have always learnt from others, from when I was a youngster at Sevilla.
"So I am very, very grateful but I don't think Mourinho has changed my life in football at all."
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