Resolute Postecoglou Insists 'Allow Me Time' Amid Pressure
The Forest manager is yet to secure a single one of his seven games following his succession of the previous manager in September
Embattled coach the Forest head coach presented a heartfelt justification of his legacy while promising to secure silverware with the club if given time
The experienced manager is under pressure after failing to triumph in a single one of his initial seven fixtures since replacing Nuno Espirito Santo recently
The club has been considering their options during the international break, and former Clarets coach Sean Dyche among the names evaluated as an alternative although the current manager only being appointed for just 38 days
They host Chelsea on Saturday with the manager delivered an extended speech in his match preview news conference, with Forest sitting 17th in England's top flight
"Some look on the problems but I look at what is growing," he stated, "I'm genuinely enthusiastic since I work with a group of young players eager to transform"
Postecoglou likewise stated there was no discussion with the club's owner the Forest proprietor during the international break
"I am not wasting my energy about others' opinions" he added
"I genuinely don't match, not just at Forest, across the board" he clarified
Tottenham Experience
"I assumed control of Tottenham and was informed by the leadership back then 'this club needs to claim silverware'"
"He said 'we attempted to bring winners in, Jose [Mourinho] and Antonio [Conte] and it hasn't worked, we must have an alternative method'"
"I felt somewhat insulted by that statement since I consider myself as successful"
Justifying His Performance
"We finished fifth my first year" he noted
"Whenever Harry Kane found the net I'd wish he would have continued for additional time since it could have been beneficial to have him following our fifth-place finish"
"Yet somehow that campaign has been erased from public memory" he contended
Moving Ahead
"So, we get to the current space where there remains a different story to share, that perhaps I am not an unsuccessful coach who got lucky to secure this position"
"but perhaps I'm a manager who if provided patience, the tale invariably finishes identically"
"At all my previous clubs, it ends the same - through my leadership celebrating success"
He claimed continental honors this year - the club's initial honor in nearly two decades plus their first UEFA silverware for 41
The ex-Celtic boss additionally committed, provided with patience, he would continue his history of winning trophies throughout his managerial career
