Claudio Ranieri has been appointed as the new head coach of Roma. The Athletic reported earlier this week that Ranieri was in talks to take over at the Serie A side, having previously announced his retirement from coaching after steering Cagliari to safety at the end of last season.

Claudio Ranieri is four days into his third spell as head coach of Roma, but the hard work begins next week when the full squad returns to Trigoria after the international break. Here are four things that the Tinkerman needs to fix if Roma he wants to turn Roma’s season around.

Claudio Ranieri could only have been convinced to come out of retirement by either Cagliari or AS Roma, and had turned down plenty of offers before answering the call of home, the new Roma manager said on Friday.