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Published 13:13 21 Feb 2015 GMT
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Mourinho left in 2013, returning to Chelsea, and Madrid won the Champions League the following season in his absence. Despite being one of the most successful managers in football history, Calderon believes Madrid were better off without the 'Special One', but also conceded it's difficult for any manager to last long at the Bernabeu.
"When Mourinho left, things were in a really bad situation. He had to leave the club after three years of a lot of problems, a lot of confrontations."
Calderon, who was club president from 2006 to 2009 also praised Mourinho's successor Carlo Ancelotti
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