In-depth: Can Jose Mourinho now bring long-term success to Chelsea?

Sunday's nervy 1-0 win over Crystal Palace brought Jose Mourinho his third Premier League title as Chelsea manager, taking him level with Arsene Wenger, Bill Shankly and former Woves' boss Stan Cullis as one of the top 10 most successful managers in the history of English league football. He has hardened and sharpened the squad that he inherited two years ago into the most effective in the country, reinforcing what we already knew about his ability to focus players and lead a squad to victory.

When you add in his five other title wins in Portugal, Italy and Spain, his two Champions League triumphs, a UEFA Cup at Porto and 11 other honours in national cup competitions, it adds up to a phenomenal 22 trophies in a 15-year career. Yet, despite all of that success, it's clear that there is something the 52-year-old still craves - a marriage of success and commitment.

The fact remains that Mourinho has never stayed at a club for longer than his first 39-month spell at Chelsea, and doubters will say that whatever it is that makes him so successful in the short term counts against him the longer he stays at a club. Accusations of relationship breakdowns with staff and owners, a short-termism in his team selections, only succeeding with heavy spending and a lack of commitment when things get tough have been made against him but now he has an opportunity to change all that.

“I stay here as long as Mr Abramovich wants me. The day he tells me to go, I go. Remember, he is the man who won every title at Chelsea. If he has all the replicas, he needs a big house. When you go back to where you had success before you risk a bit of your prestige and your history. I risked it but I can say we won again. I could choose another club in another country where it is easier to be champion but I chose the most difficult league in Europe where I was happy before.

"In my country, Portugal, we say don't go back to where you were happy before because it is a risk. But I have taken that risk and I'm so happy because I won another Premier League 10 years later in my second spell. To win titles with two generations, 10 years apart, I feel I have a place in Chelsea's history"

In simple terms, he needs to maintain the current level of success at the club for several seasons - against sides who could have more financial firepower than his own under the new Financial Fair Play rulings. The way he goes about that is the complicated part. Chelsea's second-successive win in the FA Youth Cup shows there is talent coming through, but, as has been said many times before, the fact remains that 34-year-old John Terry is still the last academy product to hold down a regular first team place.

Mourinho needs to show a level of trust in the young players that has not been evident at many times throughout his career. The Blues will not be able to dominate in the transfer market in the way they once did, meaning they will need to develop their own stars as well as bringing in others from around the world. If Mourinho can do that and maintain his energy levels, his passion and the level of his team, then there is no reason why he cannot be seen in a very different light.

Mike Calvin (BT Sport): "Jose Mourinho is the club’s totem pole, around which all dance. This, his third Premier League title, confirms his second coming at Stamford Bridge. He may be a little too self-regarding, prone to preening and paranoia, but he sets the tone. Due homage was paid to a manager who has won eight league titles in four countries - Portugal, Italy Spain and England - over 13 seasons. Failure in this season’s Champions League will be addressed."

Gabriele Marcotti (ESPN): "When you're not fighting internal battles, feuding with the media or worrying about transfers, you can devote yourself entirely to the players and the training pitch. And that's where we've seen a truly different Mourinho this season. He has played a key role in the growth of certain players in a way that simply did not happen in Milan or Madrid. Eden Hazard will likely sweep the Player of the Year awards this season and, at 24, has risen to that elite level of players a notch below the two ubiquitous outliers, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi."