Unyielding Postecoglou Declares 'Give Me Chance' Amid Pressure

Pressured coach the Forest head coach presented a passionate defence about his career as he vowed to claim silverware with the club allowed sufficient opportunity

The experienced manager is being questioned following his inability to triumph in a single one of his first seven matches since replacing Nuno Espirito Santo recently

The club has been assessing their options throughout the break, with ex-Burnley boss the experienced tactician one of the candidates evaluated to possibly take over despite Postecoglou having been in charge for just 38 days

They host Chelsea in their next match with the manager delivered a five-minute monologue during his pre-game news conference, as Forest sitting 17th in England's top flight

"Certain people focus on the negatives while I observe at what is growing," he declared, "I'm genuinely enthusiastic since I work with a squad of emerging talents ready to evolve"

The manager additionally revealed he hadn't communicated to owner the Forest proprietor over the recent pause

"I refuse to spend my focus about others' opinions" he emphasized

"I just don't fit, not here, across the board" he explained

Prior Management Role

"I assumed control of Spurs and was informed by the chairman at the time 'this club has to win a trophy'"

"He said 'we endeavored to hire successful managers, the Special One and the former Chelsea boss yet it proved unsuccessful, we need an alternative method'"

"I felt somewhat insulted by that since I consider myself as triumphant"

Justifying His Performance

"We secured fifth place my first year" he recalled

"Whenever the England captain put the ball in I often thought he'd just stayed for additional time since it could have been beneficial to keep his services post our top-five position"

"Yet somehow that year has vanished from historical accounts" he contended

Future Focus

"Therefore, we arrive at the present situation where there's a different story to tell, that maybe I'm not a failed manager who was lucky to secure this position"

"but possibly I'm a manager who if provided patience, the tale invariably finishes identically"

"At all my previous clubs, the outcome is identical - with me holding silverware"

He claimed the Europa League in May - their first piece of silverware in nearly two decades plus their first UEFA honor in over four decades

Former Celtic manager additionally committed, allowed sufficient opportunity, he would persist with his record of securing silverware at each club he's coached