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Pressured boss the Forest head coach presented an emotional justification regarding his track record and committed to secure trophies for the team provided with patience

The veteran coach is being questioned following his inability to secure victory in any of his first seven matches after taking over from the previous boss last month

Nottingham Forest were reviewing potential alternatives over the pause in fixtures, with ex-Burnley boss Sean Dyche one of the candidates reviewed as a potential replacement although the current manager just taking over for just 38 days

They host Chelsea on Saturday while Postecoglou delivered a five-minute monologue during his pre-game news conference, with the team occupying 17th position in England's top flight

"Some look at the weeds while I observe at the development occurring," he stated, "I am really excited because I possess a group of young players ready to evolve"

Postecoglou likewise stated he did not speak to owner Evangelos Marinakis during the international break

"I don't intend to use my energy on what people think" he emphasized

"I just don't fit, not only in this role, across the board" he elaborated

Tottenham Experience

"I became manager of Spurs and was told by the leadership back then 'this team has to win a trophy'"

"He said 'we attempted to hire successful managers, Jose [Mourinho] and Antonio [Conte] but it didn't succeed, we must have an alternative method'"

"I was slightly offended by that since I consider myself as a winner"

Explaining His Results

"We secured fifth place in my initial campaign" he remembered

"Every time Harry Kane put the ball in I would hope he'd just stayed for another season since it could have been handy to have him following our fifth-place finish"

"Yet somehow that year has disappeared from public memory" he argued

Future Focus

"Therefore, we arrive at the current space where there's a different story to tell, that possibly I'm no a failed manager who got lucky to secure this position"

"but maybe I'm a manager who if provided patience, the story always ends identically"

"With every team I've managed, the outcome is identical - through my leadership holding silverware"

Postecoglou won continental honors this year - their first piece of silverware for 17 years along with their initial continental honor after forty-one years

The ex-Celtic boss additionally committed, allowed sufficient opportunity, he would maintain his track record of winning trophies everywhere he has managed