Defiant Forest Boss Asserts 'Grant Me Time' During Scrutiny

Pressured boss the Forest head coach presented a passionate explanation of his legacy while promising to claim trophies with the club if given time

The veteran coach is being questioned having been unable to triumph in any of his first seven matches following his appointment instead of the previous boss in September

Forest have been assessing their options over the pause in fixtures, including former Burnley manager the experienced tactician a potential option considered to possibly take over although the current manager only being appointed for just 38 days

They host the Blues this weekend and Postecoglou presented a five-minute monologue at his pre-match press conference, as Forest occupying 17th position in the Premier League

"Some look on the negatives while I observe at what is growing," he said, "I'm truly optimistic since I work with a squad of emerging talents willing to change"

He also confirmed there was no discussion with the club's owner Evangelos Marinakis over the recent pause

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

"I simply don't conform, not here, across the board" he clarified

Previous Club History

"I became manager of the North London club and was told by the chairman at the time 'this organization needs to claim a trophy'"

"He stated 'we endeavored to hire successful managers, Jose [Mourinho] and Antonio [Conte] yet it proved unsuccessful, we need something different'"

"I was slightly offended by that because I see myself as triumphant"

Explaining His Results

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

"Whenever the star striker put the ball in I'd wish he'd just stayed for additional time because it would have been beneficial to have him post our top-five position"

"However strangely that year has disappeared from public memory" he contended

Future Focus

"Thus, we reach the existing circumstances where there's a different story to present, that maybe I'm not an unsuccessful coach who was lucky to obtain this role"

"but possibly I'm a leader who if provided patience, the tale invariably finishes the same"

"Throughout my coaching career, it ends the same - alongside me and a trophy"

Postecoglou won continental honors in May - the club's initial honor in nearly two decades along with their initial continental honor after forty-one years

Former Celtic manager likewise vowed, allowed sufficient opportunity, he would persist with his history of securing silverware at each club he's coached