Paolo Di Canio | The Gallery

'Di Canio is whatever you want him to be,' reckons Gareth Griffiths Photograph: Photomontage

'With his political views causing a stir with the media, Di Canio's original line-up had nobody on the infamous right side,' chortles Jamie Read Photograph: Photomontage

'Paolo's all set for an epic battle to avoid relegation,' trumpets Sean Proctor Photograph: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images

Chris Lamb reckons Di Canio may have to turn to Mr Motivator to keep Sunderland up Photograph: Photomontage

'Fed up with the stories about him, Di Canio set about explaining his past actions,' chuckles Jonathan Perera Photograph: Photomontage