Luiz Felipe Scolari will be hoping to guide his injury-ravaged squad through a crucial upcoming period.
The Brazilian is facing the toughest week of his Chelsea tenure, with crunch contests against Roma and Liverpool ahead of him.
The Blues have seen their squad decimated of late, a situation which is threatening to derail their promising progress at home and abroad.
Key men such as Didier Drogba and Michael Ballack look almost certain to miss the UEFA Champions League and Premier League double-header.
However, Joe and Ashley Cole, Petr Cech, Deco and Ricardo Carvalho are all hoping to feature at some stage.
"I have been thinking about Roma (on Wednesday) and Liverpool (on Sunday) and yes, this is the toughest week so far," admitted Scolari.
"All weeks are tough but I make them easy because if I thought about things any differently, I would be dead in one week.
"I am happy because against Roma I will maybe have Ricardo Carvalho, Petr Cech, Joe Cole, Ashley Cole.
"They are coming back at the right time. They are not in the best condition but when we play Liverpool we will be almost at full strength and that is important.
"Roma have changed some players and started the season in not good condition, but now they are better.
"They played well in the last two or three games and we respect them because they have history and quality. They have an intelligent coach and they are improving."
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