Ange insists he has nothing to ‘prove’ at Nottingham Forest | OneFootball

Ange Postecoglou insists he has nothing to prove after taking charge at Nottingham Forest.

Postecoglou will take charge of Forest for the first time at Arsenal this weekend, after replacing Nuno Espirito Santo as head coach.

The Australian was sacked at Tottenham in the summer despite leading the North Londoners to Europa League success. A poor Premier League campaign ended with a 17th-place finish, the club’s lowest since 1977.

Postecoglou was criticised for failing to adapt his approach, but the 60-year-old said he feels he has nothing to prove in Nottingham.

“I don’t see it as a point to prove. I don’t have to prove anything to anyone. You let your actions speak for themselves and you understand the responsibility you have. You have to provide joy to the supporters – that’s why football clubs exist. They are the lifeblood of this game. That’s all I care about. I’ll win things here and people will still have doubts about me.

“I just want to keep doing what I need to do doing because it brings hoy to people and allows me to live my dreams.”

Postecoglou’s appointment represents a significant style shift for Forest, with the Australian’s ambitious approach a contrast to Espirito Santo’s conservative counter-attacking plan.

Postecoglou insists he will not abandon his principles and has backed himself to deliver success.

“I do like my teams to play exciting football and score goals and get fans excited. I make no apologies about that, that’s just the way I am. We want to dominate the ball and score goals. All of it with the end goal of winning football games. If you win games then you can win trophies. I see a group of players and the opportunity to build something will be good to watch.

“If you look at my first year at Spurs we finished fifth. Fifth would’ve got you a Champions League spot any other year. And we were really aggressive with our football. People say it doesn’t work.

“But finishing fifth after taking over a team, and we’d just lost a generational talent in Harry Kane. My last year was a different year for sure and we had to adjust the way we did things, and it bought us success. But I’m never going to go away from my principles.

“I want my team to play football and it’s exciting, it gets people talking. From my perspective I’ll always try and do things a little bit differently.”

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