Angelo Ogbonna urges caution over West Ham's Champions League challenge
Wednesday 9 March 2016 12:05, UK
Angelo Ogbonna believes West Ham must "keep their feet on the ground" as they attempt to secure Champions League qualification for the first time in the club's history.
The Hammers made it three successive wins on Saturday when they came from 2-0 down in last 10 minutes to beat Everton 3-2 at Goodison Park.
Victory kept West Ham just a point behind Manchester City, who occupy the fourth and final Champions League qualification spot, with just nine matches of the Premier League season remaining.
"I understand why the fans are dreaming about this because this is a big chance for us, but we should not focus too much on our position in the table. We need to keep our feet on the ground," Ogbonna told the club's official website.
Ogbonna joined West Ham from Juventus for £7.9m last summer and has featured 23 times this season for Slaven Bilic's side.
"When I signed for West Ham I knew what could be achieved but I didn't want to tell anyone," he added.
"I didn't know about Leicester and how teams like Chelsea and Manchester United would perform because they should be at the top.
"The Premier League is so good because every game is played at such a high level and everyone wants to fight against the opposition.
"This is a good time for us to achieve what we want to achieve."
