Guidolin: We deserve to be top

The coach of the Udine outfit is pleased with his team’s current position at the summit of the table but says that their immediate aim is to reach the 40-point mark.Udinese coach Francesco Guidolin believes that his side “deserve” to be at the top of the Serie A standings but claims that their objective this season is to avoid relegation.The Udine-based side are unbeaten in the Italian top flight after seven rounds of matches and have picked up 15 points, one more than second-placed Lazio.Last season, Guidolin guided Udinese to fourth spot in the league and given their impressive start to the 2011-12 campaign, they are likely to challenge for a Champions League place this term too.However, the 56-year-old says that he first wants his players to reach the 40-point mark and fend off worries of battling relegation towards the end of the season."We deserve to be in the top position in the table," Guidolin told La Gazzetta dello Sport. "But in our changing room, we have a big sign that says our season's aim and that is to collect 40 points in order to defend our Serie A status."After each game we update that sign but we never look at the standings and we certainly don't have a reason yet to get excited."Udinese defeated Novara 3-0 at the Stadio Communale Friuli on Sunday and will be in Naples on Wednesday to take on Napoli.