Unyielding Postecoglou Declares 'Allow Me Opportunity' Amid Pressure

Pressured coach Ange Postecoglou offered an emotional justification regarding his track record and committed to claim silverware for the team allowed sufficient opportunity

The 60-year-old is under pressure having been unable to secure victory in none of his opening seven games after taking over from the former manager recently

Nottingham Forest were assessing available choices throughout the break, including former Burnley manager the defensive specialist one of the candidates considered as an alternative despite Postecoglou having been in charge for less than six weeks

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

"Certain people focus on the problems while I observe at the progress being made," he stated, "I'm truly optimistic since I work with a group of young players ready to evolve"

Postecoglou likewise stated there was no discussion with the chairman the Greek businessman throughout the break

"I don't intend to use my time on what people think" he continued

"I just don't fit, not here, just in general" he clarified

Prior Management Role

"I took over the North London club and was informed by the chairman during that period 'this club has to win a trophy'"

"He said 'we attempted to bring winners in, Jose [Mourinho] and Antonio [Conte] and it hasn't worked, we need an alternative method'"

"I was slightly offended by that statement since I consider myself as triumphant"

Justifying His Performance

"We ended up in fifth position in my initial campaign" he noted

"Every time the England captain scored a goal I would hope he'd just stayed for additional time as it would have proven beneficial to keep his services post our top-five position"

"Yet somehow that season has been erased from public memory" he contended

Looking Forward

"So, we get to the existing circumstances in which there exists an alternative narrative to tell, that perhaps I'm not a disappointing tactician who got lucky to secure this position"

"but possibly I'm a leader that if you give them time, the narrative consistently concludes similarly"

"Throughout my coaching career, it ends the same - through my leadership and a trophy"

He claimed continental honors in May - Tottenham's first trophy in nearly two decades and their first European trophy after forty-one years

Former Celtic manager also promised, provided with patience, he would persist with his track record of winning trophies throughout his managerial career