West Ham defender Issa Diop says Europe is a realistic target this season.
After seeing West Ham waste opportunities to finish in the top seven last year, the No23 wants to avoid the same mistakes this time around.
Europe qualification has to be our target, it has to be and it is better to have high ambition than low ambition!" he told the club's website. We want to finish the season in the best-possible position and go far in a cup, if not win a cup. We have to have big ambition and we shouldn't be scared of these targets. This helps to push you forward."
West Ham will go third with a win at Aston Villa on Monday evening and, while Diop expects a tough test in the Midlands, he is optimistic the Irons can make it three victories in a row.
Away games are always difficult in England but it's going to be a good game," he observed. The lads told me Aston Villa is a very good atmosphere with good fans, so like every game we want to win, so I hope we're going to do our best game to get the three points."
