Unyielding Forest Boss Asserts 'Grant Me Time' Amid Pressure
Ange Postecoglou is yet to secure a single one of his seven matches since replacing Nuno Espirito Santo this autumn
Under-fire manager Ange Postecoglou offered an emotional justification about his career and committed to win honors with the club if given time
The 60-year-old is under pressure after failing to secure victory in none of his initial seven fixtures following his appointment instead of the previous boss recently
Forest have been reviewing available choices during the international break, and former Clarets coach Sean Dyche among the names considered as a potential replacement despite Postecoglou only being appointed for less than six weeks
Forest faces the London club in their next match with the manager presented an extended speech at his pre-match media briefing, with Forest 17th in England's top flight
"Some look on the negatives but I look at the progress being made," he stated, "I'm truly optimistic since I work with a squad of emerging talents willing to change"
Postecoglou likewise stated he did not speak with the chairman Evangelos Marinakis over the recent pause
"I don't intend to use my focus regarding external perceptions" he continued
"I just don't fit, not here, just in general" he clarified
Prior Management Role
"I took over Spurs and was told by the leadership back then 'this team must secure a trophy'"
"He said 'we endeavored to hire successful managers, the Portuguese coach and the Italian tactician but it didn't succeed, we require something different'"
"I was a bit taken aback by that statement as I view myself as triumphant"
Justifying His Performance
"We ended up in fifth position my first year" he noted
"Every time the star striker scored a goal I often thought he'd just stayed for additional time since it could have been useful to have him after finishing fifth"
"Yet somehow that year has been erased from the record books" he contended
Future Focus
"Therefore, we arrive at the present situation in which there exists a different story to present, that maybe I'm not a failed manager who was lucky to secure this position"
"but maybe I am a coach 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 the Europa League in May - their first piece of silverware for 17 years along with their initial continental silverware in over four decades
Former Celtic manager likewise vowed, allowed sufficient opportunity, he would maintain his history of securing silverware throughout his managerial career
