For me, our defensive line for next season is

LB - Azpi, PVA
CB - Terry, Cahill, Luiz, Zouma
RB - Iva, Kalas (Azpi might get the odd game at RB)

Guys, we need 8 homegrown players for EPL. For champions' league qualification, we need a minimum of four trained at home.

My 2014/2015 team

If we are to let go Cole, Eto'o, sell Ba, Marin, Wallace, Moses, Delac, Kakuta, Romeu, Davila to finance Diego Costa and Shaw

Two top GK
GK: Cech, Courtois, Schwarzer, Hilario

Two first choice, rotation and understudy
CD: Terry (Club), Cahill (nation), Luiz, Zouma

First choice, rotation, understudy
RB: Iva, Azpili, Kalas

First choice, rotation, understudy
LB: Azpili, Shaw(nation), PvA(Club), Bertrand(Nation)

Two first choice, three rotations
CM: Ramires, Matic, Lampard(Nation), Mikel, MvG

Trident: Hazard, Oscar, Wilian, Schurrle, Salah

Striker: Diego Costa, Lukaku, Torres

My thoughts.
1. Diego Costa because he is awesome
2. From above roster, we are short of two homegrown players to play EPL and in champions' league.
3. Three rotations for midfielders because we need the depth when we switch to 4-3-3
4. Luke Shaw because he is 18 and will be Trained at Club in three years. Azpili will eventually replace Iva in a few years and Shaw will replace Azpili's spot at LB.
5. Combined salary of Cole and Eto'o would be enough to cover Costa and Shaw. My concern is the cost of bringing them both to SB.

6. To solve shortage of players, pick any two of the following Trained at Club players: Piazon, Omeruo, McEachran, Chalobah.

My pick are Piazon and McEachran as trident and CM respectively. Omeruo can be promoted to the bench once Iva retires. Chalobah to the first team after 2/3 years once Terry retires

I didn't mention Lalkovic, Traore, Hutchinson, Clifford, Kane, Bamford, Baker, Ake, Atsu, Feruz, Thorgan as they would more experience on loan to prove their worth.

Wow!
Very thoughtful opinion, made me realize that we still have 2 dozens player that are still on loan.

Ya... true... I don't want to see his update in a red devils shirt anymore...

we can play with 4 different teams..if we combine loaned and first team.

First World Chelsea fan problems:

Overly attached to surplus of young players;
Sad when some don't make it to first team.

surplus is better then not enough..

plus we can sell to fund better players..

Yup. Of course having a large number will result in a better quality cream of the crop. But i haz the saddings when we sell those who didn't make the cut.

Both city and arsenal out from CL.its up to us and manU now.city can focus on PL from now on.it will be bad news for us

after this we might see ugly win more often than before this..or we will close the shop early..hahaha

cant go all out attacking with us still in the UCL..

risk of injury and fatigue..

City only left PL to fight for

Liv also left PL to fight for

both yet to face each other at anfield. I'd believed some team will drop points at some upcoming games.

draw. please draw.

Exact mould of JT. Need another player of this quality for terry replacement.

a few candidates..on loan will be Zouma.. Chalobah..youth..Christensen..Ake..and outside of the club Varane .. Caulker..

Chalobah can be a backup for DM also, similar like Luiz.
Zola did play him there during Watford loan spell.

just like former chelsea player.. Mancienne..CB/DM..

Agree!i dont care what they do as long as win.we are up againts AV this week,i suggest mou to rest hazard and remi.put luiz as DM and play salah.

Either salah-oscar-schurlle or willian-oscar-schurlle.schurlle create more creativity compare to willian.

Or we might go with 4-3-3?

City either :
1) Continue their losing streak cause back-to-back kena kick out of UCL and FA cup, not surprise if the team morale is at all-time low

OR

2) they are really top-class players, ready to come roaring back in the PL - it's all they have worth fighting for

Mancienne ... such a potential.
End up kena sell. But seems like he's not playing much games.

we can be much more solid with 4-3-3..but the team default setup is 4-2-3-1..and yes..Mou will play Matic and maybe Salah..

I want Cole to start and Luiz at DM..yes..same here lol~