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title: "We must be realistic – Zarate"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Jacob Sinkins"
section: "West Ham News"
published: "2015-10-28T18:40:50Z"
modified: "2015-10-28T18:40:50Z"
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# We must be realistic – Zarate

West Ham striker Mauro Zarate has warned fans with regards to being realistic about their expectations about West Ham this season, however he believes a top four finish is a possibility.

Speaking to [ESPN](https://www.espn.co.uk/football/west-ham-united/story/2684310/west-ham-eye-premier-league-top-four-finish-mauro-zarate), the Argentine said that Hammers players and fans must not dream of winning the title this year, however a high finish is very possible.

Zarate scored the first goal in West Ham’s 2-1 win over reigning champions Chelsea, and admitted that a top four finish is a difficult task.

The 28-year-old celebrated a personal milestone, with the opener against Chelsea being his 100th career goal and says that for a player in his position, it’s something “really important”.

He says that he was more concerned at the time about helping the team with his goal:

> It was very nice to score a goal that helped the team to win against such an important team. But now we also have a very good team, at the moment we have won against all the big teams that we have played