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Embattled boss the Forest head coach offered a heartfelt justification about his career while promising to win silverware at Nottingham Forest provided with patience

The veteran coach is being questioned having been unable to win none of his opening seven games following his appointment instead of the former manager in September

Nottingham Forest were considering potential alternatives during the international break, including former Burnley manager the experienced tactician one of the candidates reviewed as a potential replacement even though Postecoglou just taking over for less than six weeks

They host Chelsea on Saturday with the manager delivered a five-minute monologue in his match preview news conference, with Forest sitting 17th in the Premier League

"Certain people focus at the weeds yet I notice at the development occurring," he said, "I'm truly optimistic because I possess a squad of emerging talents willing to change"

He also confirmed he hadn't communicated with the club's owner the Greek businessman over the recent pause

"I refuse to spend my time on what people think" he emphasized

"I just don't fit, not here, throughout football" he explained

Tottenham Experience

"I took over the North London club and was informed by the chairman back then 'this club needs to claim a trophy'"

"He commented 'we've tried to appoint proven winners, the Special One and the Italian tactician and it hasn't worked, we require a different approach'"

"I was a bit taken aback by that because I see myself as successful"

Explaining His Results

"We secured fifth place during my debut season" he remembered

"On each occasion the England captain put the ball in I would hope he would have continued for additional time because it would have been useful to have him post our top-five position"

"But somehow that campaign has vanished from the record books" he contended

Future Focus

"Thus, we reach the present situation where there's a different story to tell, that perhaps I am not an unsuccessful coach who was lucky to get this job"

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

"At all my previous clubs, it ends the same - alongside me and a trophy"

The manager secured European silverware last spring - the club's initial honor after a long drought and their first European honor in over four decades

Former Celtic manager additionally committed, provided with patience, he would maintain his history of winning trophies throughout his managerial career