Chelsea have vowed to put right their recent mistakes and get their campaign back on track with FA Cup victory at Southend today.
Chelsea have vowed to put right their recent mistakes and get their campaign back on track with FA Cup victory at Southend today.
Blues manager Luiz Felipe Scolari accepted following the comprehensive 3-0 Premier League defeat at Manchester United on Sunday - watched by former boss Jose Mourinho - that his side are not playing well enough to secure silverware of any description come May.
The Brazilian, though, insists the remedy does not lie with simply bringing in new faces during the January transfer window, rather in more hard work on the training ground.
Chelsea head to Roots Hall for their third-round replay in search of a first win since Boxing Day and defeat would provide both a massive upset and heap more pressure for Scolari.
However, the squad remains determined to avoid any more slip-ups.
Midfielder John Mikel Obi said: "We are football players, top football players - and no one likes losing.
"You get things going wrong like this, and it depends how we get on with it and try to fix everything right now.
"In this time we have to show our strong character, remain as a family and get things right.
"It helps to have a game so soon. It is a good game to go out and make sure we win."
Defender Ricardo Carvalho feels the players must stand up and be counted.
"We have to mark our men. This time we didn't mark our men, and goal after goal it is getting worse for us," the Portugal international said.
