We are not competing with the big six to stay up, no.

People seem to forget that the big six do lose games to lesser teams though.
Writing games against these teams off is wrong.
Huddersfield and the like had big results against the unbeatable big six last season and these points played a big part in them surviving.

Yes, we will lose a lot against the better sides but need to be going as hard against these as others as a point or three on an off day for the top teams is as good as any against the teams around us.

A decent level of performance and keeping it close breeds good habits even though the result isn't there. We were fairly awful yesterday and to expect to simply turn it on against Burnley and start fixing misplaced passes and not challenging or putting in 100% effort is a dangerous game.