Unquestionably, Michael Essien is the best.
De rossi and yaya toure are behind him.
Melo is in their mould, so hopefully can become as strong as those two this year.
Then Mascherano.
Then Sissoko. Masche and Sissoko come later because even tho they are great destroyers, they cannot distribute as well. Masches is better than Sissoko's though. I mean he's a beast for us big Mo, but that is all he ever will be. I know what I am getting and that is an athletic, young, pace-merchant hunting down the ball, not a gifted but tempermental deep-lying playmaker.