Felipe Scolari was certain of one thing as he answered difficult questions from the press after today's game; we need to take our chances.
The Brazilian coach, who watched his side fail to build on chance after chance in our first FA Cup clash this season, was sure the Blues had played well but failed to build on both possession and power.
'It was not very good, but on the pitch, what can you say to my players, they have 15 chances to score a goal, and they don't score,' explained Scolari.
'I need to understand that if they had 15 chances, it is because they played very well, but in the last shot to score a goal they didn't score.'
Carlo Cudicini started today's match, but, after nearly 90 minutes of being untested, in the last minute of the game, Southend managed to scupper the Italian with an equaliser.
'Carlo didn't make a save. Our mistake is not scoring a second goal. This is our mistake, because we did not score,' reaffirmed Scolari.
'Now, after tomorrow, we have training, we have meetings, and we have to discuss the mistakes we made.
'We won all the balls [defensively], only one ball we didn't win, what can you say to the players, we win 99 and you lose one ball, this is football!
'This happens in football. I have these players, I believe in these players, and now we need to train.'
Southend manager Steve Tilson was obviously ecstatic with today's result as he explained his side's tactics.
'It is great for us, the only way we were going to get anything out of the game was to ride our luck and stay in the game as long as we can and go for it at the death,' said Tilson.
'There was a time when we could have been three or four down, but we kept in it.
'You need a bit of luck on the day, which we got. The players worked their socks off, but on another day we could have lost four or five nil.
'So this is a fantastic day for the football club, the crowd and everyone who has been involved today.
'At the end of the day we have had a good cup run, whatever happens now,' added Tilson.
As John Terry watched from the sidelines due to his suspension, fans around the stadium questioned whether losing such a pivotal man may be to blame for today's draw.
'John is captain and he is a very good player, but it is not because John Terry did not play today that we drew. We drew today because we made a mistake in the last minute.
'He is a good player, he is a captain, and he is a man who can sometimes change the game on the pitch, because he is a strong man, but it is not because John Terry was not here today that we drew.
'Next week I will have [Michael] Ballack, Deco and Terry back, so it is better for me.
'I know we have drawn many times at Stamford Bridge, but I also know we are better when we are away.
'I need to teach my players more concentration in the final minutes of the game.'
There's one thing Scolari is certain of as he looks ahead to the replay, Chelsea don't need another striker.
'When I arrived here, I saw one player which I said to buy, Deco.
'Now, with this team, we are in good condition, we are second in the league, we are in the Champions League, we may make many mistakes at Stamford bridge, but away we are very good.
'I am satisfied because I have good players and I have many strikers, maybe one time they don't score a goal, but I have good strikers.'