1 Cech is integral and would be missed most due to the terrible understudies he has. Mata and Ramires would be missed greatly.

2. Meireles will become integral and it may effect MIkel getting in to the team. It will not however effect Josh. Josh isn't yet ready to be a regular starter, mainly due to his low stamina, he fades very badly even in reserve matches and isn;t yet a 90 minute player at the top level. Give him time, once he is 21/22 he will be an important first team player.

3. Luiz is just back from injury and I too want to see him back in the side, hopefully with Bosingwa being dropped and Ivanovic moveing back to RB

I think Luiz and McEachran will get a few minutes against Bayer tomorrow.

Cech is the most important as said above because our backup keepers are not quite up to the grade.

Secondly I can see Meireles starting ahead of Mikel now if everyone is fit. Not a bad thing as Mikel is a good squad player but not quite good enough to be a Chelsea regular in my opinion.

Josh won´t be affected because he has yet to establish himself and Josh is more likely to play in amore advanced central midfield role anyway.

I think Luiz is fit but we have yet to see what AVB thinks of Luiz. I did hear something about AVB seeing Luiz as a bit of a liability which could be bull but if true may mean that for the moment he won´t start.

JT would be my pick of players we do not want to lose to injury - we have no back up leader in his class

I'd have said Cech as well... but was impressed with Hilario last month

Luiz won't be a liability if he's used in the right place - DM

Josh will get a half or twenty minutes at least tomorrow

Sheriff, Luiz is never a DM, never has been. He is a CB who needs to develop. There is no evidence that AVB thinks he is a liability.

KDL

To be fair I don't think AVB has seen a lot of him in action - & he was a bit of a liability late last term gave two pens away & was lucky not to get sent off in one game.

There are quite a few who have agreed that he might be DM material I personally would love to see him be given a free role - he has the game - but AVB will know best of course

JT won't be about forever & Sideshow is his long term replacement
you'd think - to be fair to your argument

Luiz is never a DM, he is a centre back who still needs to learn, but he should not play as a DM!

Sheriff. He managed in Portugal, in the same league as Luiz, he has seen much more of him in action than most of us.

I get why you like the idea of him at DM, but i saw him play there for Benfica and id really doesn;t suit him. a DM recieves the ball with his back to play and then plays in others. Luiz is excellent with the whole picture in front of him, driving out from the back or picking out long passes. He likes to long on the ball to be a DM.

I have faith that he will become one of the worlds best CBs

SuperbFrank I still think Miereles is more likely to take Lampards place the way they both keep performing.

While if Mata was injured our a season is dead