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Under-fire boss Ange Postecoglou offered a passionate justification of his legacy as he vowed to claim honors at Nottingham Forest if given time

The 60-year-old is under pressure following his inability to win any of his initial seven fixtures after taking over from Nuno Espirito Santo last month

The club has been assessing their options during the international break, and former Clarets coach the experienced tactician among the names reviewed as an alternative even though Postecoglou having been in charge for barely over a month

Forest faces the London club this weekend and Postecoglou gave a lengthy address during his pre-game press conference, as Forest 17th in the Premier League

"Some look on the negatives yet I notice at the development occurring," he said, "I am really excited since I work with a team of developing footballers ready to evolve"

He also confirmed he hadn't communicated with the club's owner Evangelos Marinakis over the recent pause

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

"I genuinely don't match, not here, just in general" he clarified

Previous Club History

"I became manager of Tottenham and was told from the owner at the time 'this organization needs to claim honors'"

"He commented 'we've tried to hire successful managers, the Portuguese coach and Antonio [Conte] but it didn't succeed, we require an alternative method'"

"I felt somewhat insulted by those words as I view myself as a winner"

Explaining His Results

"We ended up in fifth position in my initial campaign" he remembered

"Every time the star striker found the net I'd wish he'd just stayed for another season as it would have proven beneficial to have him post our top-five position"

"Yet somehow that year has vanished from historical accounts" he contended

Future Focus

"Therefore, we arrive at the current space where there's a different story to share, that perhaps I'm no a failed manager who was lucky to secure this position"

"but maybe I am a coach that when allowed opportunity, the narrative consistently concludes identically"

"At all my previous clubs, it ends the same - alongside me celebrating success"

Postecoglou won European silverware this year - Tottenham's first trophy for 17 years plus their first UEFA honor for 41

Former Celtic manager additionally committed, allowed sufficient opportunity, he would persist with his record of winning trophies throughout his managerial career