Nigel
Pearson admits he will tap into Esteban Cambiasso's knowledge of Jose
Mourinho to try and beat Chelsea on Wednesday night.
The Foxes boss is ready to delay the leaders' title charge and aid his own
side's relegation fight.
Leicester have won their last four Premier League games to move out of the
relegation zone and they sit one point clear of the bottom three.
Cambiasso played under Mourinho at Inter Milan, winning the Champions League
in 2010, and has been a key player for the Foxes since moving from the San
Siro last summer.
And as Leicester plot a fifth straight win Pearson believes the former
Argentina international has special know-how of Mourinho.
"I would say it is very probable he will," he said. "It will be discussed,
of course it will. The bottom line is we come up against a side who are very
accomplished, who have a lot of talent in there and are in the driving seat
in terms of league position.
"We have to make sure we approach the game to give ourselves the best chance
of winning it. To do that we have to be at our best knowing they have an
awful lot of experience on the pitch and off the pitch in the dugout, on the
touchline."
Chelsea will win the title by beating the Foxes and then Crystal Palace on
Sunday following their 0-0 draw at Arsenal, which saw Gunners fans label
Mourinho's men boring.
But Pearson believes Chelsea are winners and would deserve the league crown.
"Any side that wins the league wins it with the players they have got and
they are an exceptional side," he said.
"Winning trophies is important and how you do it, you do it by playing a
brand of football that people like or a brand of football that some people
don't like, but if you ask the Chelsea fans I bet they like it. It is
winning football.
"Any team that wins the Premier League are worthy champions. That speaks for
itself, any side that wins it are worthy champions."
Pearson could be without David Nugent and Jeff Schlupp who are struggling
with calf injuries while Jamie Vardy will be assessed as he battles a foot
problem.
The forward needed an injection in his foot before scoring in Saturday's 1-0
victory at Burnley and Pearson is unsure if the 28-year-old will be able to
manage the issue until the end of the season.
He said: "I don't know, it's more discomfort. Injections are not the ideal
answer but is a painkilling injection. The potential problem of that type of
treatment is when you are playing and you're unaware of what potential
damage you are doing.
"We don't take these decisions lightly. If we felt there was a greater risk
of something more serious happening there wouldn't even be a decision to
make for the player, I would take it out of his hands alongside our medical
staff."
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