Defiant Postecoglou Insists 'Grant Me Chance' During Scrutiny

Under-fire coach the Forest head coach offered a heartfelt justification regarding his track record while promising to secure silverware with the club allowed sufficient opportunity

The experienced manager is under pressure having been unable to secure victory in any of his first seven matches following his appointment instead of the previous boss in September

Forest have been reviewing available choices throughout the break, including former Burnley manager the experienced tactician among the names reviewed as an alternative even though Postecoglou just taking over for just 38 days

Forest faces the London club in their next match while Postecoglou gave a five-minute monologue at his pre-match news conference, as Forest occupying 17th position in the top division

"Many observers concentrate on the problems while I observe at the development occurring," he declared, "I'm genuinely enthusiastic because I possess a team of developing footballers eager to transform"

The manager additionally revealed there was no discussion with the chairman Evangelos Marinakis over the recent pause

"I refuse to spend my focus on what people think" he continued

"I genuinely don't match, not just at Forest, throughout football" he elaborated

Prior Management Role

"I became manager of the North London club and was told by the chairman at the time 'this club needs to claim silverware'"

"He said 'we've tried to bring winners in, Jose [Mourinho] and the Italian tactician but it didn't succeed, we must have a different approach'"

"I felt somewhat insulted by those words since I consider myself as triumphant"

Defending His Record

"We secured fifth place my first year" he noted

"On each occasion the England captain found the net I'd wish he would have continued for another season as it would have proven handy to have him following our fifth-place finish"

"However strangely that year has vanished from public memory" he contended

Future Focus

"Thus, we reach the existing circumstances where there remains an alternative narrative to share, that possibly I am not a failed manager who got lucky to obtain this role"

"but possibly I'm a leader who if provided patience, the story always ends similarly"

"Throughout my coaching career, the result is consistent - through my leadership celebrating success"

Postecoglou won the Europa League in May - the club's initial honor in nearly two decades and their first European trophy in over four decades

Previous Scottish champion likewise vowed, allowed sufficient opportunity, he would continue his record of securing silverware at each club he's coached