Birmingham City boss Alex McLeish is full of pride after his team's victory over Blackburn Rovers saw them jump to sixth on the table.
Two goals from Cameron Jerome earned Blues their fifth successive league win - the first time they have achieved that in the top flight for 36 years.
Eck said: "I'm proud of the players and I think the fans should be proud of them as well.
"They have shown a fantastic appetite and attitude since day one in the Premier League.
"They have also shown they can rise to the challenge when the expectation levels go up.
"With each game we have won, people are expecting more and mention things like Europe but we are keeping our feet on the ground.
"The Premier League is our main concern and we have given ourselves a very good chance to stay in the strongest league in the world.
"I never set any targets at the start of the season except trying to finish in the top 17. But we have got to be confident about our team and confident about building on this fantastic first half of the season."