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Pressured boss the Forest head coach presented an emotional defence of his legacy and committed to win trophies at Nottingham Forest if given time

The experienced manager is under pressure after failing to triumph in any of his initial seven fixtures after taking over from the former manager in September

Forest have been reviewing potential alternatives throughout the break, and former Clarets coach Sean Dyche among the names evaluated as an alternative even though Postecoglou only being appointed for less than six weeks

The team welcomes the Blues in their next match with the manager gave an extended speech in his match preview 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 stated, "I'm truly optimistic because I possess a group of young players willing to change"

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

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

"I just don't fit, not here, just in general" he elaborated

Previous Club History

"I assumed control of the North London club and was informed by the leadership during that period 'this organization has to win silverware'"

"He commented 'we attempted to bring winners in, the Portuguese coach and Antonio [Conte] and it hasn't worked, we must have something different'"

"I was slightly offended by those words because I see myself as triumphant"

Explaining His Results

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

"On each occasion the star striker put the ball in I'd wish he would have continued for another season because it would have been handy to have him following our fifth-place finish"

"But somehow that season has disappeared from the record books" he contended

Looking Forward

"So, we get to the current space where there's another perspective to tell, that perhaps I'm no a failed manager who got lucky to get this job"

"but perhaps I'm a manager that when allowed opportunity, the tale invariably finishes similarly"

"With every team I've managed, the result is consistent - through my leadership celebrating success"

The manager secured the Europa League in May - their first piece of silverware after a long drought and their first European silverware after forty-one years

The ex-Celtic boss also promised, allowed sufficient opportunity, he would persist with his history of winning trophies throughout his managerial career