The Portuguese has proven in recent weeks that he can still talk the talk but, ahead of his first friendly fixture, doubts persists over his methods

Like everyone else in football, Walter Sabatini was stunned when he heard Jose Mourinho was on his way to Roma.

The former Giallorossi director described the Portuguese coach's appointment as "an earthquake", and it certainly sent shockwaves through the dressing room.

"I still can't believe it," defender Marash Kumbulla told Goal last month. "It'll be like a dream to be coached by Mourinho."