Defiant Postecoglou Asserts 'Give Me Time' Amid Scrutiny
Ange Postecoglou is yet to secure none of his seven fixtures following his succession of the previous manager in September
Embattled coach the Forest head coach delivered a passionate defence regarding his track record and committed to claim honors with the club if given time
The 60-year-old faces scrutiny after failing to triumph in any of his opening seven games following his appointment instead of Nuno Espirito Santo recently
Forest have been reviewing their options during the international break, including former Burnley manager the experienced tactician a potential option considered as a potential replacement despite Postecoglou just taking over for barely over a month
They host Chelsea this weekend and Postecoglou delivered an extended speech at his pre-match news conference, with Forest occupying 17th position in the top division
"Certain people focus at the weeds while I observe at what is growing," he stated, "I'm truly optimistic since I work with a squad of emerging talents eager to transform"
The manager additionally revealed he did not speak to owner the Greek businessman over the recent pause
"I refuse to spend my time regarding external perceptions" he continued
"I simply don't conform, not just at Forest, just in general" he explained
Prior Management Role
"I assumed control of the North London club and was told from the owner at the time 'this team must secure silverware'"
"He commented 'we endeavored to appoint proven winners, Jose [Mourinho] and the Italian tactician but it didn't succeed, we must have something different'"
"I felt somewhat insulted by those words since I consider myself as a winner"
Justifying His Performance
"We ended up in fifth position during my debut season" he remembered
"On each occasion the England captain put the ball in I would hope he'd just stayed one more year since it could have been handy to keep his services after finishing fifth"
"But somehow that season has disappeared from the record books" he asserted
Looking Forward
"Therefore, we arrive at the existing circumstances where there remains another perspective to tell, that maybe I'm not an unsuccessful coach who got lucky to get this job"
"but perhaps I'm a leader that if you give them time, the narrative consistently concludes similarly"
"At all my previous clubs, the result is consistent - alongside me celebrating success"
Postecoglou won continental honors this year - Tottenham's first trophy after a long drought along with their initial continental honor after forty-one years
The ex-Celtic boss additionally committed, provided with patience, he would maintain his history of winning trophies throughout his managerial career
