"What I consistently say, and I was mocked and ridiculed for it last year, is: if you let the story play out, I'll tell you how it finishes, Postecoglou said. But I don't hold that decision in my hands. I said last year [while in charge at Tottenham] in my second year I always win things, right? And what's the key to that? That I'm there in my second year, because it takes a bit of time."
"But the story always ends the same: you leave me here, let me do my job, it'll end the same with a trophy. If I don't and I'm removed, well, what can I do about it? I can't win in this situation in terms of trying to convince people. You either see what you see or you don't; either way it doesn't affect me."
Ange Postecoglou urged owner Evangelos Marinakis to maintain faith and insisted that, given time, he will win silverware for Nottingham Forest. He faces intense pressure after seven games without a win since taking charge on 9 September. Marinakis is expected to attend the Chelsea match and could dismiss Postecoglou if the team fails to show progress. Postecoglou said he did not speak to Marinakis during the international break and emphasised that the decision over his future is not in his hands. He cited his pattern of winning in a second year, referenced his Europa League triumph with Tottenham, repeatedly used the word 'prism' when discussing perceptions, and expressed bafflement at heavy scrutiny after fewer than six weeks in charge.
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