David Moyes wants European football to be the norm for West Ham.
The Hammers meet Sevilla in the Europa League tonight.
Moyes said, "I want us to be the new West Ham who does qualify for Europe and the new West Ham who is challenging the top teams and the new West Ham who is filling the stadium because they want to come to the games because the football is good and to see a young and exciting team.
"That's what I really want to do going forward.
"Even the number of journalists here tonight tells me this is a new West Ham who want to become a European presence.
"About this time last year, I started to believe Europe was a possibility – maybe it was before in January or February time when we went on a great run. Prior to that, we were avoiding relegation and making sure we avoided relegation was the thing at West Ham.
"So to think how far we have come in just over a year, from a mid-table team to a team trying to qualify and challenge for Europe, to suddenly this year we're being talked about in terms of Champions League football and those sort of positions.
"We've really enjoyed our European games which have been great and a big step up for all the players, so we've moved a big mountain already in a really short time, so we have to be careful. And tomorrow is a completely different level football for all the players.
"Many of boys have played in the Champions League before – the Czech boys and other boys – but as a Club and as a group, we've got to say this is all completely new."
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