Newcastle United boss Eddie Howe says team spirit has been the biggest factor in their top four surge this season.
Howe says it's crucial all players put the team first.
"That's a challenge all the time," the Newcastle head coach told reporters. "All of the players in our squad currently will have egos. I have an ego. Lee [the head of media] sat next to me has got an ego. It's how that ego manifests itself. It's how it presents itself.
"Part of my job is to manage people, characters, and to try and get them to think with the team understanding while also recognising what the player needs and wants. I don't think that challenge is any different. It already exists.
"In all successful teams, it's there," he added. "To be successful long-term, you can't have players thinking of themselves ahead of the team.
"The team has to take priority, the club has to take priority, but I always want the individuals within the team to succeed and do well and fulfil their dreams. At the moment, if the team does do well, a lot of players will get to that point.
"When you see the other side of it and you see teams struggling in difficult moments, usually you do have that selfish element within there so it's about trying to continue on the path that we are on, where everyone is in the same direction fighting for the same cause."
