Crystal Palace have enjoyed an upturn in form with nine points from their last five games but boss Roy Hodgson knows they still have a long way to go.
"Nothing has changed for me or my staff. We have worked exactly the same way since we came in," he continues.
"We can only hope to continue with what we've achieved so far. We aren't the finished article."
"But if you ask am I pleased with what we have done in the last 10 games, the table does look better."
Palace take on on Arsenal on the evening of 28 December and host Manchester City at lunchtime on 31 December before travelling to Southampton for an evening game on 2 January
"I think it's unfortunate if you are a team that gets moved for television and you only get one day rest," says the former England manager.
"We have two days between Arsenal and Man City. I find it harsh we only have one day between playing Southampton and Man City. We will find that very hard. Our squad isn't very big."
Source: tribalfootball.com