And though he said it with a smile, the Gunners keeper insisted that ending up above deadly rivals Spurs is a MUST - simply because he hates them!The Poland star said: "I deeply believed that this team could fight for the title and trophies. "We have to finish the season fighting for other objectives.
"Currently we are in fourth place and that is the minimum for us because this club has to be in the Champions League every year.
"After the Tottenham game we reduced the gap to them a little bit.
"It is obvious that it is my ambition to finish the season in front of them... because I hate them. "We have to find a different kind of motivation now. At the beginning of the season all teams fight for the title. Now we are not in this fight.
"We have to finish this season as well as we can." Szczesny insists thrashing their North London rivals 5-2 last Sunday meant that fans moved to forgive boss Arsene Wenger and his players for a disappointing season. But finishing above their bitter rivals still seems a monumental task as they are seven points behind third-placed Spurs. Wenger's future has been in question after a seventh season looks set to finish without silverware - barring a miracle against AC Milan in the Champions League.
Szczesny said: "Our fans can forgive a lot of things. After the Spurs match they forgave Arsene Wenger. "Trust me. When you win against Tottenham it's all OK and the fans love us. "I think there is no better coach to manage us than Arsene Wenger. We have to trust in his philosophy. "On the other hand we know that fans are recently disappointed. Results aren't as good as they should be."
Szczesny, 21, was honest enough to admit his form this season has been patchy.