"The table looks better for us now. It looks better than a few months ago, and now we need to keep this going," said the Spaniard.
"From a psychological point of view it's really important for us to be back in that top four, although sometimes maybe it's better not to look too much at the table.
"The top two are really faraway from us, but all we can do is keep playing as well as we can to stay in the top four.
"It's similar to last season. We had a difficult start, and it's been even more the case this year.
"We must remember we have a lot of new players in the squad, and maybe now is the time the confidence is starting to come and people are doing a good job."