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Pressured coach Ange Postecoglou offered an emotional justification about his career while promising to secure trophies at Nottingham Forest allowed sufficient opportunity

The 60-year-old is being questioned following his inability to secure victory in none of his first seven matches following his appointment instead of Nuno Espirito Santo last month

Nottingham Forest were assessing their options throughout the break, including former Burnley manager the defensive specialist a potential option considered as an alternative even though Postecoglou having been in charge for barely over a month

They host Chelsea on Saturday and Postecoglou delivered a lengthy address during his pre-game media briefing, with Forest sitting 17th in the Premier League

"Certain people focus on the problems but I look at what is growing," he said, "I am really excited as I have a team of developing footballers ready to evolve"

Postecoglou likewise stated there was no discussion to owner the Greek businessman throughout the break

"I am not wasting my time on what people think" he continued

"I genuinely don't match, not just at Forest, across the board" he explained

Previous Club History

"I took over the North London club and was told by the chairman during that period 'this team has to win silverware'"

"He said 'we've tried to hire successful managers, the Portuguese coach and the former Chelsea boss but it didn't succeed, we require a different approach'"

"I felt somewhat insulted by those words as I view myself as triumphant"

Explaining His Results

"We ended up in fifth position during my debut season" he recalled

"Every time the star striker put the ball in I'd wish he'd just stayed one more year since it could have been handy to retain him after finishing fifth"

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

Looking Forward

"So, we get to the current space where there's an alternative narrative to present, that maybe I'm not an unsuccessful coach who got lucky to obtain this role"

"but possibly I am a coach that if you give them time, the story always ends similarly"

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

He claimed the Europa League in May - their first piece of silverware in nearly two decades and their first European trophy in over four decades

Former Celtic manager likewise vowed, if given time, he would persist with his record of securing silverware throughout his managerial career