West Ham great Cottee tells players: Just enjoy this top 4 battle | OneFootball

West Ham United great Tony Cottee is urging the current team to enjoy their top four push.

The Hammers go into their final seven matches sitting fourth in the table, with the opportunity to climb to third with a win at Newcastle United on Saturday afternoon.

“It has obviously been pointed out that this is the best season West Ham are having since the 1985/86 campaign and, as I have said before, it wasn't until the end of March, early April, that we as a squad really did see ourselves as being in the title race that year," recalled Cottee to whufc.com.

“Now, granted, it isn't a title race this season but, in the modern-day game, qualifying for the Champions League is a monumental achievement that, for a club like West Ham United, would be up there with the greatest moments in our history.

“And, as someone who has been in a similar position at this Club, my advice to the players ahead of the next eight games would simply be: enjoy it. Enjoy every single minute, in training, in matches, when you are sitting with your team-mates at lunch or travelling on the team bus… just savour every moment.

“Because whatever happens now, it has already been a fantastic season for West Ham. We are not where we are because of luck or good fortune – we are in fourth place after 31 matches, and it's down to hard work, dedication, and quality."