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Pressured manager the Forest head coach presented an emotional justification regarding his track record and committed to claim trophies at Nottingham Forest provided with patience

The veteran coach is being questioned following his inability to triumph in any of his initial seven fixtures following his appointment instead of Nuno Espirito Santo in September

The club has been assessing their options throughout the break, with ex-Burnley boss the experienced tactician a potential option evaluated as an alternative although the current manager just taking over for less than six weeks

The team welcomes Chelsea this weekend with the manager gave an extended speech at his pre-match news conference, with the team sitting 17th in the Premier League

"Certain people focus at the weeds but I look at what is growing," he declared, "I'm truly optimistic because I possess a team of developing footballers ready to evolve"

The manager additionally revealed he hadn't communicated with the chairman the Forest proprietor throughout the break

"I am not wasting my focus on what people think" he emphasized

"I genuinely don't match, not just at Forest, throughout football" he explained

Previous Club History

"I took over Spurs and received instructions by the leadership during that period 'this organization needs to claim silverware'"

"He stated 'we've tried to bring winners in, Jose [Mourinho] and the Italian tactician yet it proved unsuccessful, we must have something different'"

"I was slightly offended by those words because I see myself as triumphant"

Defending His Record

"We finished fifth during my debut season" he recalled

"Every time the England captain scored a goal I often thought he'd just stayed for another season because it would have been useful to retain him after finishing fifth"

"However strangely that year has vanished from the record books" he contended

Looking Forward

"Thus, we reach the present situation in which there exists a different story to tell, that possibly I'm no a failed manager who was lucky to get this job"

"but perhaps I am a coach that when allowed opportunity, the narrative consistently concludes identically"

"With every team I've managed, the outcome is identical - through my leadership and a trophy"

Postecoglou won European silverware in May - Tottenham's first trophy in nearly two decades plus their first UEFA trophy in over four decades

The ex-Celtic boss likewise vowed, allowed sufficient opportunity, he would maintain his record of securing silverware everywhere he has managed