Theo Walcott has told his Arsenal teammates they need to have loftier ambitions than just qualifying for the Champions League.
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Arsene Wenger's side will reclaim a top four position in the Premier League if they win at West Bromwich Albion on Saturday as London rivals Chelsea are not in action until the following day.
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Wenger has made it clear he regards qualifying for the Champions League as a bigger achievement than winning a domestic cup, which the Gunners have not managed since their FA Cup final success over Manchester United in 2005.
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Yet Arsenal supporters have been infuriated by the barren run and Walcott admits he is also tired of watching United, Chelsea and Manchester City finish on top of the pile.
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Despite their inconsistent performances this season, England winger Walcott believes Arsenal have enough to quality to aim for first place next season rather than settling for a top four finish.
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"There's great potential there," Walcott said.
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"We've had too much experience now to be challenging for fourth. We need to be challenging for the Premier League because that's what we want to be known for.
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"We want to be in the history books, we need to win something now."
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Should Arsenal win at the Hawthorns on Saturday they will move above Chelsea, at least until the Champions League holders take on Sunderland on Sunday, and to within a point of Tottenham, who are also in action the following day, in third place.
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Walcott is one of a number of Arsenal players who could miss the Albion game because of injury, with midfielder Jack Wilshere also sidelined.
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The England pair are back in training however and are likely to return for the visit of Norwich the following week.
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Spanish left-back Nacho Monreal is available to play after he was hurt in a collision with a goal-post in last week's 4-1 victory over Reading, a result that was Arsenal's third straight victory.
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That contrasted with just one win in the four games before those and Walcott has called for greater consistency in the coming months.