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Patch things up with Chris Smalling to fix a chronically leaky defence, refresh the strike force, get Mkhitaryan on board again and make Roma the team Juventus and Inter hate playing... How Jose Mourinho can make a success of his return to Italy

So Jose Mourinho is back in management and back in Italy some 11 years on from leading Inter Milan to a stunning Treble.

Back then, Mourinho was arguably the finest manager in world football, a guarantor of success and silverware as well as being a charming character we couldn't get enough of.

Now, after the failure of his second spell with Chelsea, his time at Manchester United and a very brief 17 months at Tottenham, it is a very different story.

Jose Mourinho is back in management with Roma and will start his new job in the summer

Jose Mourinho is back in management with Roma and will start his new job in the summer

The appointment sees Mourinho return to Italy, where he won the treble as Inter Milan boss

Mourinho's methods are widely viewed as stale, boring and outdated.