Defiant Postecoglou Insists 'Grant Me Time' Amid Pressure
The Forest manager has not won any of his seven games after taking over from the previous manager in September
Embattled manager Ange Postecoglou presented an emotional explanation of his legacy and committed to secure silverware with the club if given time
The experienced manager faces scrutiny after failing to triumph in a single one of his initial seven fixtures after taking over from Nuno Espirito Santo last month
Nottingham Forest were considering their options during the international break, including former Burnley manager the experienced tactician one of the candidates evaluated as an alternative despite Postecoglou just taking over for just 38 days
They host the London club on Saturday and Postecoglou gave a five-minute monologue in his match preview media briefing, as Forest occupying 17th position in England's top flight
"Some look on the problems while I observe at the development occurring," he stated, "I am really excited as I have a group of young players ready to evolve"
He also confirmed there was no discussion with the club's owner the Forest proprietor during the international break
"I don't intend to use my focus on what people think" he added
"I just don't fit, not here, throughout football" he clarified
Tottenham Experience
"I became manager of Tottenham and was informed by the chairman back then 'this club has to win a trophy'"
"He commented 'we attempted to hire successful managers, the Portuguese coach and the Italian tactician but it didn't succeed, we must have something different'"
"I was a bit taken aback by that since I consider myself as successful"
Justifying His Performance
"We ended up in fifth position in my initial campaign" he noted
"Every time the England captain found the net I would hope he'd just stayed for another season since it could have been beneficial to have him after finishing fifth"
"Yet somehow that season has vanished from the record books" he argued
Looking Forward
"So, we get to the existing circumstances where there remains an alternative narrative to present, that perhaps I'm no a failed manager who was lucky to obtain this role"
"but possibly I'm a leader who if provided patience, the narrative consistently concludes identically"
"With every team I've managed, it ends the same - with me and a trophy"
He claimed continental honors in May - their first piece of silverware after a long drought plus their first UEFA honor in over four decades
Former Celtic manager additionally committed, provided with patience, he would persist with his track record of claiming honors everywhere he has managed
