Arsenal's Champions League status is in danger which has prompted Arsene Wenger to urge his players to fight for their right to compete in Europe's premier club competition.
The Gunners find themselves sitting fifth on the Premier League table, two points behind fourth-placed Everton, ahead of Tuesday night's meeting with London rivals West Ham United.
Arsenal need a win at the Emirates Stadium to place the pressure back on the Toffees and Wenger wants to knock the complacency out of his charges before they step out onto the pitch for the vital fixture.
"Maybe yes, we felt 'that is done'," was Wenger's reply when quizzed on whether or not the Gunners players had become content with their apparent Champions League stranglehold.
"We have had a difficult schedule [this season] and the weight of a negative result, the mental aspect of a negative result in a big game, is massive.
"To deal with that is very difficult and when you have a succession of big games one after the other, if you lose the first one you are always in trouble."
Wenger added: "For many years I was sitting here and had to convince you that it was important that we were in the top four - now it is in a reverse position, you say to me 'you realise how important it is for us'.
"It is vital to me to do it. I want this club to play in the top-level competition, and for that you want to be in the Champions League.
"The pain of not having it? I would like them [the players] rather to concentrate on the pleasure to be in it.
"It is vital for the young players as well. You learn more by playing against Bayern or Barcelona or Real Madrid than if you play in the Europa League, that is for sure."
