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Pressured manager the Forest head coach presented a passionate explanation about his career as he vowed to secure silverware for the team provided with patience

The veteran coach faces scrutiny having been unable to win a single one of his first seven matches following his appointment instead of the former manager in September

Forest have been reviewing potential alternatives throughout the break, with ex-Burnley boss Sean Dyche one of the candidates evaluated as an alternative although the current manager only being appointed for barely over a month

They host the Blues on Saturday with the manager presented an extended speech at his pre-match news conference, with Forest occupying 17th position in the Premier League

"Some look on the negatives yet I notice at the progress being made," he stated, "I'm truly optimistic as I have a squad of emerging talents ready to evolve"

He also confirmed he did not speak to owner the Greek businessman over the recent pause

"I am not wasting my time on what people think" he emphasized

"I just don't fit, not only in this role, throughout football" he elaborated

Tottenham Experience

"I became manager of Tottenham and was told by the chairman at the time 'this organization needs to claim a trophy'"

"He said 'we endeavored to bring winners in, the Portuguese coach and the former Chelsea boss yet it proved unsuccessful, we must have something different'"

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

Explaining His Results

"We ended up in fifth position my first year" he remembered

"On each occasion the England captain found the net I would hope he would have continued for another season as it would have proven handy to retain him following our fifth-place finish"

"However strangely that year has been erased from public memory" he asserted

Looking Forward

"Thus, we reach the current space where there remains another perspective to share, that maybe I'm no a disappointing tactician who got lucky to obtain this role"

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

"Throughout my coaching career, the result is consistent - with me and a trophy"

He claimed European silverware last spring - their first piece of silverware in nearly two decades plus their first UEFA silverware for 41

Former Celtic manager also promised, allowed sufficient opportunity, he would maintain his history of claiming honors everywhere he has managed