Arsene Wenger challenged his Arsenal team to keep improving ahead of the trip to West Brom on Sunday.
"For us it is important to maintain our consistent run and to continue to develop as a team because if you look at the broader picture we have had quite a good consistent run since March, but it is important of course that we continue to develop," said the Arsenal manager.
"I believe we can still do better, that there is more to come from us, but that will depend now on how much we want it and how hungry we are to improve.
"We have managed to get a better defensive stability, and afterwards maybe a turning point is our game at Bayern (Munich in the Champions League in March), when everybody expected us to be trounced, to lose by six or seven, and after that also the fact that we could manage a consistent run
towards the end of the season; that convinced the players that we must have some qualities.
"I believe as well, the consistency of our results comes from a greater attitude of the players - but let's not forget we have won nothing and that is all to do. We have to continue to have that hunger attitude, to improve from game to game."
Arsenal will take on a Baggies outfit which is also riding on the crest of a wave following their impressive shock away victory at Manchester United last weekend.
"It is a massive game for us and an exciting game as well, because both teams have full confidence and have quality," added Wenger, who will be without France full-back Bacary Sagna for up to a month because of a hamstring injury.
"We (will) play with the same desire and the same attitude, and as well because we have a level of confidence that is there.
"But West Brom represents as well a good test for us because, on the back of an outstanding result at Manchester United, their confidence is certainly highas well, so it will be a very interesting test."
A young Gunners team won through on a penalty shoot-out at the Hawthorns in their Capital One Cup tie last week - and victory would be a remarkable 11th straight triumph in all competitions.
Wenger feels a new-found self belief is behind the dramatic improvement, with confidence now flowing through the team and supporters alike following the club-record £43million signing of Mesut Ozil from Real Madrid on transfer deadline day."For us it is important to maintain our consistent run and to continue to develop as a team because if you look at the broader picture we have had quite a good consistent run since March, but it is important of course that we continue to develop," said the Arsenal manager.
"I believe we can still do better, that there is more to come from us, but that will depend now on how much we want it and how hungry we are to improve.
"We have managed to get a better defensive stability, and afterwards maybe a turning point is our game at Bayern (Munich in the Champions League in March), when everybody expected us to be trounced, to lose by six or seven, and after that also the fact that we could manage a consistent run
towards the end of the season; that convinced the players that we must have some qualities.
"I believe as well, the consistency of our results comes from a greater attitude of the players - but let's not forget we have won nothing and that is all to do. We have to continue to have that hunger attitude, to improve from game to game."
Arsenal will take on a Baggies outfit which is also riding on the crest of a wave following their impressive shock away victory at Manchester United last weekend.
"It is a massive game for us and an exciting game as well, because both teams have full confidence and have quality," added Wenger, who will be without France full-back Bacary Sagna for up to a month because of a hamstring injury.
"We (will) play with the same desire and the same attitude, and as well because we have a level of confidence that is there.
"But West Brom represents as well a good test for us because, on the back of an outstanding result at Manchester United, their confidence is certainly highas well, so it will be a very interesting test."
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