Tottenham boss Tim Sherwood accepts their top four hopes are now "unrealistic".
Reports suggest his reign could come to end this summer but he would leave with no regrets, despite almost certainly missing out on the Champions League.
"We think it's unrealistic, barring a massive fall from grace from Arsenal and Everton," Sherwood said of reaching the top-four.
"We're just trying to accumulate as many points as we possibly can and over recent weeks we've done pretty well.
"It was never the brief when I came into the club that we had to finish in fourth place.
"What was said to me was 'can we make the team a little bit more attractive and score more goals?' and I think I've ticked that box."
