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Leicester City Nigel Pearson manager looked ahead on Thursday to his side's English Premier League trip to West Ham United on Saturday.

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SOUNDBITE: (English) Nigel Pearson, Leicester City manager:

"It's always a really good atmosphere ground.... he's (Sam Allardyce) built a very competitive side and like I say, we have to make sure that our own game gives us a good chance of.... winning the game and, to do that we have deal with a number of their players who are in form and.... they have the capability to mix their game up as well. I mean they're very capable, playing out from the back, but they also have some good options if they want to be.... slightly more direct and I think, again, probably Sam's been labelled over the years with a reputation of playing a style of football which if you.... look a bit closer it's probably a bit of a myth, but there we are. That's.... can't do a lot about that."

SOUNDBITE: (English) Nigel Pearson, Leicester City manager:

"There is always going to be some criticism, but again, I've said before, I tend not to, look for.... look for articles or such, it's.... if there is criticism out there I'll be aware of it or I'll made aware of it, but I don't actively go seeking, seeking where it's necessarily come from, but I am aware that from certain quarters there have been.... things criticised and, I look forward to the opportunity to.... to answer back at some point."

SOUNDBITE: (English) Nigel Pearson, Leicester City manager:

"I've not seen.... too much wrong in the sense that we've played pretty well in, in a lot of our games. We've unfortunately lost a lot of tight games.... and it's finding that elusive win."