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Pressured manager the Forest head coach delivered a passionate defence about his career as he vowed to claim honors with the club allowed sufficient opportunity

The 60-year-old is under pressure following his inability to triumph in none of his opening seven games since replacing Nuno Espirito Santo last month

Nottingham Forest were assessing available choices throughout the break, with ex-Burnley boss Sean Dyche one of the candidates considered to possibly take over although the current manager having been in charge for less than six weeks

Forest faces the Blues on Saturday with the manager presented a five-minute monologue at his pre-match news conference, with the team occupying 17th position in England's top flight

"Certain people focus on the negatives yet I notice at what is growing," he stated, "I'm truly optimistic because I possess a team of developing footballers willing to change"

The manager additionally revealed there was no discussion to owner the Greek businessman over the recent pause

"I don't intend to use my energy about others' opinions" he continued

"I just don't fit, not here, across the board" he explained

Previous Club History

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

"He commented 'we've tried to appoint proven winners, Jose [Mourinho] and Antonio [Conte] and it hasn't worked, we require a different approach'"

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

Defending His Record

"We secured fifth place in my initial campaign" he noted

"Whenever the star striker found the net I would hope he would have continued for additional time since it could have been handy to have him after finishing fifth"

"However strangely that year has disappeared from historical accounts" he argued

Looking Forward

"Therefore, we arrive at the present situation where there remains a different story to present, that maybe I'm no an unsuccessful coach who was fortunate to get this job"

"but possibly I am a coach that if you give them time, the story always ends the same"

"With every team I've managed, it ends the same - with me celebrating success"

He claimed the Europa League in May - the club's initial honor in nearly two decades along with their initial continental honor in over four decades

Previous Scottish champion additionally committed, provided with patience, he would persist with his track record of winning trophies throughout his managerial career