Unyielding Postecoglou Declares 'Give Me Opportunity' Amid Scrutiny
The Forest manager remains without a single one of his seven games following his succession of the previous manager last month
Pressured manager the Forest head coach presented a passionate justification of his legacy as he vowed to win trophies for the team allowed sufficient opportunity
The experienced manager is being questioned after failing to secure victory in a single one of his opening seven games after taking over from the former manager last month
The club has been considering potential alternatives over the pause in fixtures, including former Burnley manager Sean Dyche among the names considered as a potential replacement despite Postecoglou just taking over for less than six weeks
Forest faces the Blues in their next match with the manager delivered a lengthy address in his match preview media briefing, as Forest 17th in England's top flight
"Many observers concentrate on the problems while I observe at what is growing," he declared, "I am really excited as I have a team of developing footballers eager to transform"
He also confirmed he did not speak with the chairman the Greek businessman over the recent pause
"I am not wasting my focus regarding external perceptions" he continued
"I genuinely don't match, not here, across the board" he clarified
Previous Club History
"I became manager of the North London club and was told by the leadership back then 'this organization needs to claim honors'"
"He commented 'we endeavored to bring winners in, the Special One and Antonio [Conte] yet it proved unsuccessful, we need an alternative method'"
"I was a bit taken aback by that statement since I consider myself as a winner"
Explaining His Results
"We ended up in fifth position during my debut season" he noted
"On each occasion the England captain found the net I'd wish he had remained one more year because it would have been beneficial to keep his services post our top-five position"
"But somehow that campaign has disappeared from public memory" he contended
Future Focus
"So, we get to the current space where there remains a different story to share, that possibly I am not an unsuccessful coach who was fortunate to get this job"
"but maybe I'm a manager who if provided patience, the tale invariably finishes the same"
"Throughout my coaching career, the outcome is identical - alongside me and a trophy"
He claimed the Europa League in May - Tottenham's first trophy in nearly two decades and their first European trophy for 41
Previous Scottish champion additionally committed, if given time, he would persist with his record of winning trophies everywhere he has managed