"We've got great faith in our ability but no titles are won in December. We just need to keep playing well every week and see where we are come the end of February and the start of March."
Jermain Defoe, though, today urged Tottenham to sign the Chelsea outcast.
Defoe, 22, said: "Joe would fit in well down here. He can play on the left, on the right or behind the front two. He is such a good player. Hopefully he will come to Tottenham."
The White Hart Lane club have already captured three of the West Ham team that were relegated from the Premiership - Defoe, Fredi Kanoute and Michael Carrick.
Meanwhile, Manchester United's England full-back Gary Neville has claimed that Chelsea could lose their nerve despite being four points clear in the title race.
The 29-year-old praised Chelsea for the way they were playing but suggested that should they be involved in a tight fight come the climax of the season then they could lose their nerve as they chase only their second league title and their first for 50 years.
"If they keep playing as they are for the rest of the season you'd have to hold your hands up but whether they do that remains to be seen," said Neville. "If they're being hunted by clubs like us, how will they do in April and May?"
Neville discounted the fact that the 1-1 draw with Fulham on Monday which left them nine points behind Chelsea was too big a gap to make up.
"Three or four weeks ago we were eight to 10 points behind Arsenal and we could have gone two points behind them the other night," he said. "We are strong enough to catch Chelsea and we are playing well enough."
