Defiant Postecoglou Insists 'Grant Me Chance' During Pressure
Ange Postecoglou is yet to secure a single one of his seven fixtures following his succession of the previous manager last month
Pressured boss the Forest head coach presented an emotional justification about his career while promising to secure silverware at Nottingham Forest allowed sufficient opportunity
The 60-year-old is under pressure after failing to triumph in none of his initial seven fixtures after taking over from Nuno Espirito Santo in September
The club has been reviewing potential alternatives throughout the break, and former Clarets coach Sean Dyche one of the candidates considered as a potential replacement although the current manager having been in charge for less than six weeks
They host Chelsea in their next match and Postecoglou presented a lengthy address in his match preview press conference, as Forest sitting 17th in England's top flight
"Certain people focus on the problems while I observe at the development occurring," he declared, "I'm genuinely enthusiastic since I work with a squad of emerging talents willing to change"
He also confirmed he did not speak to owner Evangelos Marinakis throughout the break
"I don't intend to use my focus about others' opinions" he added
"I just don't fit, not just at Forest, throughout football" he explained
Prior Management Role
"I took over Tottenham and was informed by the leadership at the time 'this organization must secure honors'"
"He stated 'we've tried to appoint proven winners, Jose [Mourinho] and the former Chelsea boss yet it proved unsuccessful, we need an alternative method'"
"I felt somewhat insulted by that because I see myself as a winner"
Justifying His Performance
"We finished fifth in my initial campaign" he noted
"On each occasion Harry Kane found the net I often thought he'd just stayed for another season since it could have been useful to retain him after finishing fifth"
"Yet somehow that campaign has disappeared from the record books" he asserted
Future Focus
"Thus, we reach the existing circumstances where there remains an alternative narrative to share, that maybe I'm not a failed manager who was lucky to obtain this role"
"but maybe I am a coach that if you give them time, the narrative consistently concludes similarly"
"At all my previous clubs, the result is consistent - alongside me and a trophy"
The manager secured continental honors in May - their first piece of silverware in nearly two decades along with their initial continental trophy in over four decades
Former Celtic manager likewise vowed, allowed sufficient opportunity, he would persist with his record of claiming honors throughout his managerial career
