Well if we are looking at Spalletti.
He inherited Pelizzoli, Panucci, Mexes, Chivu, De Rossi, Tommasi, Perrotta, D'Agostino, Aquilani, Mancini, Montella, Totti, Cassano, the stronger players anyway. Roma were under a transfer buying ban so he only could add Doni and Taddei who were already arranged. So he went with the team (of 4 managers including Prandelli and Delneri

) from the season before.
2005-06: 2nd (Serie A), Last 16 (UEFA Cup), Final (Coppa Italia)
2006-07:
In (key): Cassetti, Pizarro, Vucinic, Julio Sergio
2nd (Serie A), QF (Champions League - including Man Utd stuffing), Winner (Coppa Italia)
2007-08:
In: Juan, Giuly
2nd (Serie A), QF (Champions League - Man Utd again closer), Winner (Coppa Italia)
2008-09:
In: Riise, Julio Baptista, Menez
6th (Serie A), Last 16 (Champions League - Arsenal), QF (Coppa Italia)
2009-10:
In: Burdisso, Toni
Sacked
One thing you notice is that he didn't have a lot of money to spend, but did have a lot of consistency in the squad and with a system. He inherited a lot of talented players from a shoddy previous regime and stabilised them. Sounds a little too familiar.