Christoph Metzelder is unhappy Schalke are still in the wrong half of the Bundesliga, despite Saturday's 1-0 victory over Hannover.
A goal from Raul earned the Royal Blues all three points against a side who started the weekend in second place, but Metzelder says there is still a long way to go before he can be truly happy with his weekend's work.
"Of course I was happy with the three points, but when I looked up at the scoreboard and still could not find us in the top half of the table, then that was pretty tough," he told his club's website.
"We have got to make our minds up about where we are heading.
"I want to move higher and I know that my team mates want to too."
Tenth is the Royal Blues' highest position of the season so far, and they have not been so close to the top five since September.
Only eight points now separate them from a place in Europe next season, which is their minimum aim, despite spending much of the last six months inside the bottom three.
"We have shown what we are capable of in the Champions League," added Metzelder.
"We are still in no man's land, but we have enough quality to climb a few places."
