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Embattled coach the Forest head coach delivered an emotional justification regarding his track record as he vowed to secure silverware at Nottingham Forest if given time

The experienced manager is being questioned having been unable to triumph in none of his initial seven fixtures following his appointment instead of the former manager last month

Nottingham Forest were considering their options during the international break, and former Clarets coach Sean Dyche one of the candidates evaluated to possibly take over even though Postecoglou only being appointed for just 38 days

The team welcomes the London club this weekend and Postecoglou presented an extended speech at his pre-match press conference, with the team sitting 17th in the top division

"Certain people focus on the problems but I look at the progress being made," he said, "I'm genuinely enthusiastic since I work with a group of young players eager to transform"

The manager additionally revealed there was no discussion with the club's owner Evangelos Marinakis during the international break

"I refuse to spend my time regarding external perceptions" he emphasized

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

Prior Management Role

"I became manager of Spurs and was told by the chairman at the time 'this team needs to claim silverware'"

"He commented 'we attempted to bring winners in, the Special One and the former Chelsea boss yet it proved unsuccessful, we require something different'"

"I was slightly offended by those words since I consider myself as a winner"

Defending His Record

"We finished fifth my first year" he noted

"Every time the England captain put the ball in I'd wish he had remained for additional time because it would have been useful to retain him after finishing fifth"

"However strangely that season has disappeared from the record books" he argued

Moving Ahead

"Thus, we reach the existing circumstances where there's a different story to share, that perhaps I'm not a failed manager who was fortunate to obtain this role"

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

"At all my previous clubs, the outcome is identical - alongside me holding silverware"

Postecoglou won continental honors in May - their first piece of silverware in nearly two decades along with their initial continental silverware after forty-one years

The ex-Celtic boss additionally committed, if given time, he would continue his track record of winning trophies everywhere he has managed