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Pearson insists Leicester won't 'park the bus' against Chelsea

Leicester City boss Nigel Pearson insists they won't 'park the bus' against Chelsea.

Last season's Championship winners will look to build on an opening-day draw with Everton when they go to west London today.

"I'm looking forward to taking Leicester City to Chelsea in the league rather than the cup," said Pearson, whose side lost 5-2 in an FA Cup quarter-final in 2012.

"The most important thing is I want to see how our players cope with a big fixture. It's important for us to play the game and not the occasion.

"Chelsea at Stamford Bridge speaks for itself. Their record there is very good but we have to think of this as something of a bonus.

"Not many people give us much hope but we have a strong resolve. If we can be an awkward customer I'll be happy. But we have some good footballers.

"We may be need a bit of time for our players to dictate the tempo a bit better. There are a lot of counter-attacking sides in the Premier League.

"I don't want us to just soak pressure. We need to give each other enough options to maximise our offensive players. We have some threats."

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