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Published 14:34 19 Feb 2016 GMT
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"For Leicester to be where they are, even to have got into the Premier League in the first place, it needed a lot of groundwork and building blocks to be put in place," he said. "Whether that's easily forgotten now, I don't know, but good luck to Leicester and good luck to Claudio Ranieri.
"What I would say is that he [Ranieri] was going into a situation where there wasn't an awful lot wrong. He probably won't have inherited a job anywhere else and found a structure in place like that.
Despite implying Claudio Ranieri should probably be sending him some sort of massive gift, Pearson denied he was taking credit for this year's success: "I'm not saying that to big myself up — I don't actively look for any thanks for what has happened this year — but likewise I'm not going to underplay that."
Still, Pearson backed his former club to see out the rest of the season and become English champions for the first time, saying: "I think they'll win the Premier League because they won’t be distracted by the hype... They coped with the pressure exceptionally well last year and they’re doing the same this year.
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