Resolute Forest Boss Insists 'Allow Me Opportunity' Amid Criticism
Ange Postecoglou has not won any of his seven games following his succession of the previous manager this autumn
Under-fire manager the Forest head coach delivered a heartfelt explanation of his legacy and committed to claim silverware with the club allowed sufficient opportunity
The veteran coach is under pressure having been unable to triumph in any of his opening seven games following his appointment instead of Nuno Espirito Santo recently
Nottingham Forest were reviewing potential alternatives throughout the break, with ex-Burnley boss Sean Dyche among the names considered as an alternative although the current manager only being appointed for barely over a month
The team welcomes Chelsea this weekend while Postecoglou delivered an extended speech at his pre-match news conference, with Forest 17th in the top division
"Certain people focus on the negatives but I look at what is growing," he stated, "I am really excited as I have a squad of emerging talents ready to evolve"
The manager additionally revealed he hadn't communicated with the club's owner Evangelos Marinakis during the international break
"I don't intend to use my time regarding external perceptions" he added
"I just don't fit, not just at Forest, across the board" he clarified
Prior Management Role
"I became manager of the North London club and was informed from the owner at the time 'this team needs to claim a trophy'"
"He stated 'we've tried to bring winners in, the Special One and the former Chelsea boss yet it proved unsuccessful, we require a different approach'"
"I was a bit taken aback by that since I consider myself as successful"
Defending His Record
"We finished fifth my first year" he remembered
"On each occasion Harry Kane put the ball in I'd wish he would have continued one more year as it would have proven useful to retain him after finishing fifth"
"However strangely that campaign has been erased from historical accounts" he argued
Future Focus
"So, we get to the present situation in which there exists another perspective to present, that possibly I'm not an unsuccessful coach 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 celebrating success"
The manager secured European silverware last spring - the club's initial honor after a long drought plus their first UEFA honor after forty-one years
Previous Scottish champion additionally committed, provided with patience, he would continue his history of winning trophies throughout his managerial career
