West Ham United are ready to launch themselves up the Barclays Premier League table following Saturday's win over Tottenham Hotspur, according to Lars Jacobsen.
The right-back was part of a superb all-round display against Spurs, working hard up and down his flank and keeping the talented Croatia midfielder Luka Modric unusually subdued.
Denmark FIFA World Cup player Jacobsen was one of a number of outstanding performers on a memorable day at the Boleyn Ground, with Frederic Piquionne stealing the headlines with a towering first-half header.
The defender said the club's first league victory of the 2010/11 campaign was all the sweeter for having come against their fiercest local rivals.
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"Everybody is buzzing about the win," he told whufc.com. "First of all, it's the three points and the first victory of the season in the Premier League and it also came in a local derby against Spurs and you don't get anything better than that. We're all very pleased.
"Derby matches are the same everywhere. It's a special atmosphere and the stadium is always packed. The games are always tight, as it should be, and that's what football is all about. They are the most intense games and that's what you want as a player and as a spectator as well."
Jacobsen has been a revelation since his arrival from Blackburn Rovers on transfer deadline day, adding a calmed assurance to the right-back position.
Looking forward, the 31-year-old believes things will continue to get better over the coming weeks.
"I can only talk about the four games that I've been here, but I think we can take a lot of positives. The Chelsea game, even though we lost, was a positive and from that moment on we seem solid on the pitch.
"Drawing at Stoke and winning at Sunderland gave us a boost in the right direction and we managed to get the three points today. Now we have to draw a line and say we need to get some more points on the board and look forward."
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