Mike Jackson is committed to creating a shock against Arsenal on Monday evening.
The Emirates Stadium will be energised for the final fixture of a campaign that could finish with a historic double of a first Champions League title in Gunners’ history and a first Premier League title since 2004. To take the next step, they must beat a Burnley side that are already relegated.
‘We're still taking this competition really seriously’
But the Clarets upset the odds to take a 2-2 draw against Aston Villa last weekend. They know the future lies in the Championship, but that should not stop the side from putting their best foot forward.
"The mood after the [Villa] game was really good. As the week goes on, you still get dips because, ultimately, we've not been what we wanted or set out to achieve. It's the job of the coaching staff to try to keep the intensity and we still have to work towards the games in the competition we're in."
"Let's not beat around the bush, there's going to be players that will leave, people that will stay and other people that will come in.
“That's just a normal thing in football. But for them, every time you get a chance to go and perform, you go and show them what you can do. It's very simple, to be honest, and we dress it up too much. When you get the chance to perform in the Premier League, do your best and go and perform.
"I had one conversation with the chairman after what happened with Scott. Since then, I haven't had any communication regarding all that - that's gone on in the background.
"You look at a game like that and the importance of it to everyone in the competition but, from our point of view, you have to look at it as an opportunity. One - to be involved in a game like that; two - to be excited about that as a platform to go and perform.
“We can't influence everything that's going on around it and the noise about this game, but what we can do is make sure, like we did against Villa, we're still taking this competition really seriously.
“That's what we'll do. The outcome is decided in everyone else's eyes, but we've got to go there with some belief and have a go. Go and thrive in that environment. You've worked your whole career to get in that sort of environment - then go and do it."
