Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari has insisted that his side can take plenty of positives from last night's 1-1 draw with Russia at Stamford Bridge.
Only an equaliser from Fred in stoppage time stopped Brazil slipping to defeat at Stamford Bridge against Fabio Capello's side.
Scolari is without a win in five matches since taking charge of Brazil for the second time last year, but believes that his side are making small improvements.
He told Goal.com: "I think that from the game against Italy to this one we kept at the same level, but we were playing against a well-organised Russia.
"They kept the ball quite a well and because of a lot of factors we maybe let that goal in because they marked higher that the Italians and they pressed, too. But what I really liked was that towards the end our team had a good reaction. They didn't get desperate, they kept their heads, worked the ball and scored the goal.
"We haven't evolved as much as from the England game to the Italy game, but we are on the right path. Everybody knows there are no shortcuts for success. You need to go in stages. We have to go through every stage to reach the final goal. In each stage we try to add some small improvements."
Brazil host the Confederations Cup in June as a dress rehearsal for next summer's World Cup finals.
Liam Power
