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Under-fire coach the Forest head coach offered a passionate defence regarding his track record while promising to win honors for the team if given time

The experienced manager is being questioned following his inability to triumph in any of his first seven matches after taking over from the previous boss last month

Nottingham Forest were reviewing available choices over the pause in fixtures, including former Burnley manager Sean Dyche a potential option reviewed as a potential replacement even though Postecoglou having been in charge for barely over a month

They host the Blues in their next match and Postecoglou gave a five-minute monologue at his pre-match news conference, with Forest 17th in England's top flight

"Some look on the negatives while I observe at the progress being made," he said, "I'm truly optimistic since I work with a squad of emerging talents eager to transform"

He also confirmed there was no discussion to owner the Greek businessman over the recent pause

"I refuse to spend my focus on what people think" he continued

"I genuinely don't match, not just at Forest, across the board" he explained

Tottenham Experience

"I became manager of Tottenham and was informed from the owner during that period 'this organization has to win honors'"

"He said 'we endeavored to appoint proven winners, the Portuguese coach and Antonio [Conte] but it didn't succeed, we must have something different'"

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

Explaining His Results

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

"Whenever the star striker found the net I would hope he'd just stayed one more year because it would have been useful to retain him after finishing fifth"

"However strangely that season has been erased from public memory" he contended

Future Focus

"Thus, we reach the present situation where there's an alternative narrative to present, that possibly I'm not a disappointing tactician who was fortunate to secure this position"

"but maybe I'm a manager that when allowed opportunity, the story always ends similarly"

"Throughout my coaching career, the outcome is identical - with me celebrating success"

He claimed European silverware this year - Tottenham's first trophy after a long drought plus their first UEFA trophy for 41

The ex-Celtic boss additionally committed, allowed sufficient opportunity, he would continue his track record of claiming honors throughout his managerial career