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Pressured coach the Forest head coach delivered an emotional defence regarding his track record and committed to secure silverware for the team provided with patience

The 60-year-old is being questioned following his inability to win any of his first seven matches after taking over from the former manager last month

The club has been considering their options over the pause in fixtures, with ex-Burnley boss the experienced tactician one of the candidates considered as an alternative despite Postecoglou just taking over for barely over a month

Forest faces Chelsea on Saturday and Postecoglou delivered a lengthy address at his pre-match news conference, as Forest sitting 17th in the top division

"Some look on the negatives but I look at the progress being made," he said, "I am really excited because I possess a team of developing footballers eager to transform"

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

"I am not wasting my energy about others' opinions" he continued

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

Prior Management Role

"I took over Tottenham and was told by the leadership back then 'this team has to win honors'"

"He stated 'we endeavored to appoint proven winners, the Portuguese coach and Antonio [Conte] yet it proved unsuccessful, we must have a different approach'"

"I felt somewhat insulted by that since I consider myself as triumphant"

Justifying His Performance

"We finished fifth during my debut season" he noted

"Whenever the England captain scored a goal I often thought he'd just stayed one more year as it would have proven beneficial to retain him post our top-five position"

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

Moving Ahead

"So, we get to the present situation in which there exists an alternative narrative to tell, that perhaps I'm no a failed manager who was fortunate to obtain this role"

"but perhaps I'm a manager that when allowed opportunity, the narrative consistently concludes similarly"

"At all my previous clubs, it ends the same - alongside me and a trophy"

Postecoglou won continental honors this year - Tottenham's first trophy for 17 years along with their initial continental honor in over four decades

The ex-Celtic boss also promised, allowed sufficient opportunity, he would continue his track record of securing silverware throughout his managerial career