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Pressured coach the Forest head coach offered a passionate defence about his career and committed to secure trophies for the team allowed sufficient opportunity

The 60-year-old is being questioned after failing to triumph in a single one of his initial seven fixtures following his appointment instead of the previous boss in September

Forest have been considering their options over the pause in fixtures, with ex-Burnley boss the defensive specialist among the names evaluated to possibly take over even though Postecoglou just taking over for less than six weeks

They host the London club in their next match and Postecoglou delivered a lengthy address in his match preview news conference, with the team occupying 17th position in England's top flight

"Many observers concentrate on the negatives but I look at what is growing," he stated, "I am really excited because I possess a group of young players eager to transform"

He also confirmed there was no discussion to owner the Greek businessman over the recent pause

"I am not wasting my focus about others' opinions" he continued

"I genuinely don't match, not just at Forest, across the board" he explained

Previous Club History

"I became manager of Spurs and was informed by the leadership during that period 'this team needs to claim honors'"

"He commented 'we endeavored to appoint proven winners, the Special One and the former Chelsea boss but it didn't succeed, we require something different'"

"I was a bit taken aback by that statement since I consider myself as a winner"

Justifying His Performance

"We finished fifth my first year" he recalled

"Every time the star striker put the ball in I often thought he had remained for another season because it would have been beneficial to retain him post our top-five position"

"Yet somehow that campaign has been erased from public memory" he argued

Looking Forward

"Therefore, we arrive at the existing circumstances where there remains an alternative narrative to present, that maybe I'm no a failed manager who got lucky to secure this position"

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

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

Postecoglou won the Europa League this year - their first piece of silverware in nearly two decades and their first European silverware in over four decades

Former Celtic manager likewise vowed, allowed sufficient opportunity, he would persist with his record of winning trophies everywhere he has managed