Chelsea coach Luiz Felipe Scolari says his players have reacted with a 'positive' response to a team meeting called after Sunday's 2-2 draw with Fulham at Craven Cottage.



Scolari gave his players a day off but they returned to Cobham on Tuesday for the team meeting and training session after Chelsea allowed a 2-1 lead to slip in the final moments of the game against Fulham.

Scolari and his players took an in-depth look at all aspects of the game as they prepared to face Southend in the FA Cup third round at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.

"Before we went to training, we had a good team meeting," said Scolari.

"Since Sunday I have had the chance to watch again the Fulham game and yesterday, with my players, we talked about all of that game before going out for a good training session.

"Now we begin to look ahead to my first FA Cup game, against Southend, a game we must be ready for, as if we are playing a team in first, second or third position in the Premier League."

There were a number of absentees from the session with Brazilian defender Alex and winger Florent Malouda, both hamstring injury victims in Sunday's 2-2 draw, out of action.

However, Ricardo Carvalho, who replaced Alex on Sunday, was able to put more work in towards full fitness.