As Hammers prepare to face Norwich City in the FA Cup third round for the second season running, Christian Dailly says that the team must show the same level of determination that saw us through against the Canaries a year ago.
Our promotion to the Premiership and Norwich's relegation to the Championship last May means that it is a case of role reversal 12 months after Marlon Harewood's goal sent us through to the fourth round, but the Scottish international defender insists that nothing can be taken for granted against Nigel Worthington's team if we are to secure our first victory of 2006.
"Norwich will be desperate to beat a Premiership side, as we were when they came to Upton Park last season, and we have to make sure we are up for the fight," says Christian.
"Despite losing to Preston on Monday, they've been going well recently, and it's not going to be an easy game. I remember how determined we were to beat them last year, and they will be the same on Saturday.
"Obviously it's a break from the league for us, but that doesn't mean we will be taking it lightly, and it's a chance for us to get back on track.
"A win's a win, whatever the competition, and a victory against Norwich would lift the boys again, get the confidence going and set us up nicely to get back to the Premiership the following week."
Hammers visit Carrow Road on the back of the 3-1 home defeat at the hands of Chelsea, a game that marked Christian's fourth appearance in the space of seven days.
After appearing as a first-half substitute at Portsmouth on Boxing Day, the 32-year-old then started the next three matches, against Wigan, Charlton and the Blues - the first time he has appeared in four successive league matches for the club since May 2004.
And while the result could have been better, the tough defender believes that the all-round display against the champions gives Alan Pardew's men plenty to build upon.
"To be fair, we put in a decent performance against Chelsea," he said. "It was just a pity we couldn't have done that in the previous home game against Wigan, because I think we would have got a better result had we approached that one in the same way.
"It's been difficult because of the number of games we had to play in such a short space of time, especially for someone like me who hasn't played much football in the last 18 months.
"We didn't disgrace ourselves against Chelsea, though, and you've also got to give them credit for the amount of quality they have. We got right back in the game just after half-time but they seemed to step it up a gear when they needed to.
"That's why they are the best team in the country, and we can take great heart from the fact that a lot of our players acquitted themselves well. We caused them problems and it wasn't plain sailing for Chelsea - they had to play well to beat us.
"It was a good test for us and if we continue to approach games in that way, we'll be fine."