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Under-fire coach Ange Postecoglou delivered an emotional defence about his career as he vowed to claim honors with the club if given time

The 60-year-old is under pressure following his inability to triumph in any of his initial seven fixtures following his appointment instead of Nuno Espirito Santo last month

Nottingham Forest were assessing available choices during the international break, including former Burnley manager Sean Dyche a potential option considered as an alternative despite Postecoglou having been in charge for just 38 days

They host the London club in their next match and Postecoglou delivered a five-minute monologue in his match preview press conference, with the team sitting 17th in the Premier League

"Certain people focus at the weeds while I observe at the progress being made," he stated, "I am really excited because I possess a squad of emerging talents eager to transform"

He also confirmed there was no discussion with the chairman Evangelos Marinakis throughout the break

"I am not wasting my time about others' opinions" he emphasized

"I just don't fit, not here, throughout football" he clarified

Prior Management Role

"I assumed control of Tottenham and received instructions by the chairman during that period 'this organization needs to claim silverware'"

"He stated 'we endeavored to bring winners in, the Portuguese coach and the former Chelsea boss and it hasn't worked, we require something different'"

"I was a bit taken aback by those words since I consider myself as triumphant"

Explaining His Results

"We finished fifth during my debut season" he remembered

"Whenever the England captain found the net I often thought he would have continued for additional time because it would have been useful to keep his services after finishing fifth"

"But somehow that campaign has disappeared from the record books" he asserted

Future Focus

"Therefore, we arrive at the current space where there's an alternative narrative to tell, that possibly I am not a failed manager who got lucky to secure this position"

"but possibly I'm a leader who if provided patience, the story always ends identically"

"With every team I've managed, the result is consistent - alongside me holding silverware"

Postecoglou won the Europa League last spring - Tottenham's first trophy after a long drought along with their initial continental honor after forty-one years

The ex-Celtic boss additionally committed, allowed sufficient opportunity, he would persist with his history of claiming honors throughout his managerial career