Spalletti's first Roma a few years ago was a really cool team. One that beat Madrid twice, I think. Spalletti reinvented a lot of roles, or at least different interpretations. I think he was one of the first to introduce the false 9 in the modern era, with Totti back then. Had Perrotta, a water carrier, as goalscoring cmf. A Striker, Vucinic, on the left of midfield. An attacking midfielder Aquilani, who was one of the big european talents back then, infront of the defence.
Aquilani De Rossi
Taddei Perrotta Vucinic
Totti
Had its vulnerabilities, but it was interesting to say the least.