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Under-fire coach the Forest head coach offered an emotional justification of his legacy and committed to claim silverware for the team if given time

The 60-year-old is under pressure having been unable to triumph in any of his opening seven games following his appointment instead of the former manager recently

Nottingham Forest were assessing potential alternatives over the pause in fixtures, and former Clarets coach the defensive specialist a potential option evaluated as a potential replacement although the current manager only being appointed for less than six weeks

Forest faces Chelsea this weekend and Postecoglou delivered a five-minute monologue in his match preview media briefing, with the team occupying 17th position in the Premier League

"Certain people focus on the problems but I look at the progress being made," he declared, "I'm truly optimistic because I possess a squad of emerging talents eager to transform"

He also confirmed he did not speak with the club's owner Evangelos Marinakis throughout the break

"I don't intend to use my time regarding external perceptions" he added

"I just don't fit, not only in this role, just in general" he explained

Tottenham Experience

"I became manager of the North London club and received instructions by the chairman at the time 'this organization has to win silverware'"

"He commented 'we've tried to bring winners in, Jose [Mourinho] and the Italian tactician but it didn't succeed, we need something different'"

"I felt somewhat insulted by those words because I see myself as a winner"

Explaining His Results

"We secured fifth place my first year" he remembered

"Every time the star striker found the net I would hope he would have continued one more year since it could have been useful to keep his services following our fifth-place finish"

"However strangely that year has disappeared from the record books" he contended

Future Focus

"Therefore, we arrive at the present situation where there remains an alternative narrative to present, that perhaps I'm no a failed manager who was fortunate to obtain this role"

"but maybe I am a coach that when allowed opportunity, the tale invariably finishes identically"

"With every team I've managed, the outcome is identical - alongside me celebrating success"

The manager secured the Europa League in May - their first piece of silverware for 17 years and their first European honor for 41

Former Celtic manager also promised, provided with patience, he would persist with his track record of winning trophies everywhere he has managed