Tottenham defender Sebastien Bassong admits the team needs to show much more to challenge the top four and push for a Champions League place.

Following the Spurs 3-0 loss to Arsenal on Saturday, the Frenchman said the North London club has to work harder to get to a level that will see them mix it with the big teams.

"When you see that game, we can't stop at this level. If we stop working, we will be disappointed again and again. So to be in the top four we need more, much more," Bassong said.

"If we want to be in the top four, we have to win against these teams - Arsenal, Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City - and if not it's going to be difficult.

"This game just proved that we need to keep working and really work every day. We lost the game in one minute. In one minute we messed up the whole game.

"We've got big quality in the squad and we can still look to take that fourth position in the table but we need to work hard, stay focused and we need to improve."