'Some monster performances out there'published at 16:01 18 March
Former Leicester winger Matt Piper says the Foxes should take "real confidence" from their performance in Sunday's 4-2 FA Cup quarter-final defeat to Chelsea, despite the end result.
Enzo Maresca's side showed great character to come back from 2-0 down at half time to level the match, before being reduced to 10 men and finally having their resistance broken by two late goals.
"It's a really difficult place to come regardless of whether they're in-form or not," Piper told BBC Radio Leicester's When You're Smiling podcast.
"They're a powerhouse of the Premier League, have got a good manager and £500m worth of players out on the pitch this afternoon. Anytime you come here, you are up against it.
"Leicester played well in the first half - maybe they didn't look sharp enough at either end of the pitch but the build-up play and the way they dominated the ball at times was impressive.
"Then, in the second half they took it to a different level. I think we saw some front-footed aggressive football that at times Chelsea struggled to live with.
"I thought there were some monster performances out there from some of our players. The crowd almost all stayed behind to show their thanks for a spirited performance.
"In the end, I think it was the red card that made the difference, and there were some tired bodies out there - but they should take real confidence from this performance."