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Under-fire manager Ange Postecoglou offered a heartfelt defence regarding his track record as he vowed to claim trophies at Nottingham Forest if given time

The experienced manager is under pressure after failing to triumph in a single one of his opening seven games since replacing the previous boss recently

The club has been assessing available choices throughout the break, including former Burnley manager Sean Dyche among the names reviewed as a potential replacement despite Postecoglou only being appointed for less than six weeks

The team welcomes the London club this weekend and Postecoglou gave a five-minute monologue at his pre-match press conference, as Forest occupying 17th position in England's top flight

"Some look at the weeds but I look at the progress being made," he stated, "I'm genuinely enthusiastic since I work with a squad of emerging talents willing to change"

The manager additionally revealed he hadn't communicated with the club's owner the Forest proprietor throughout the break

"I don't intend to use my focus on what people think" he emphasized

"I simply don't conform, not here, throughout football" he explained

Tottenham Experience

"I took over Spurs and received instructions from the owner at the time 'this team has to win silverware'"

"He stated 'we endeavored to bring winners in, the Special One and Antonio [Conte] and it hasn't worked, we need an alternative method'"

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

Explaining His Results

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

"On each occasion Harry Kane scored a goal I'd wish he would have continued for another season because it would have been useful to keep his services following our fifth-place finish"

"But somehow that season has vanished from the record books" he argued

Moving Ahead

"So, we get to the current space in which there exists a different story to tell, that possibly I am not a disappointing tactician who was fortunate to secure this position"

"but possibly I'm a manager that if you give them time, the narrative consistently concludes identically"

"At all my previous clubs, the result is consistent - through my leadership celebrating success"

The manager secured European silverware last spring - Tottenham's first trophy after a long drought and their first European silverware in over four decades

Previous Scottish champion also promised, provided with patience, he would continue his track record of claiming honors everywhere he has managed