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Pressured coach Ange Postecoglou offered an emotional explanation of his legacy and committed to secure trophies with the club allowed sufficient opportunity

The experienced manager faces scrutiny after failing to triumph in a single one of his first seven matches following his appointment instead of the former manager last month

Forest have been assessing available choices over the pause in fixtures, and former Clarets coach Sean Dyche a potential option evaluated as an alternative even though Postecoglou having been in charge for just 38 days

The team welcomes Chelsea this weekend with the manager presented a five-minute monologue during his pre-game news conference, with Forest 17th in England's top flight

"Certain people focus on the negatives yet I notice at what is growing," he stated, "I'm genuinely enthusiastic because I possess a team of developing footballers eager to transform"

He also confirmed he did not speak to owner the Forest proprietor over the recent pause

"I am not wasting my focus regarding external perceptions" he emphasized

"I simply don't conform, not just at Forest, across the board" he clarified

Tottenham Experience

"I became manager of Tottenham and was informed from the owner during that period 'this team has to win silverware'"

"He said 'we attempted to appoint proven winners, the Special One and the former Chelsea boss yet it proved unsuccessful, we must have something different'"

"I felt somewhat insulted by that statement as I view myself as successful"

Defending His Record

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

"Whenever the star striker found the net I would hope he had remained one more year as it would have proven handy to keep his services post our top-five position"

"However strangely that campaign has disappeared from the record books" he contended

Moving Ahead

"So, we get to the present situation where there's an alternative narrative to share, that perhaps I am not an unsuccessful coach who got lucky to get this job"

"but perhaps I'm a leader that if you give them time, the story always ends identically"

"At all my previous clubs, it ends the same - through my leadership and a trophy"

Postecoglou won European silverware in May - Tottenham's first trophy after a long drought plus their first UEFA silverware after forty-one years

Former Celtic manager additionally committed, allowed sufficient opportunity, he would continue his history of securing silverware at each club he's coached