I have nothing to prove, says Forest's new manager Postecoglou

Ange Postecoglou said he had nothing to prove at his official unveiling as Nottingham Forest's new manager on Thursday, saying he hoped to add another chapter to the club's storied history.

"I don't see it as a point to prove. You let your actions speak for themselves," the bullish 60-year-old told reporters at his first news conference at the City Ground since being named as Nuno Espirito Santo's successor.

"You have to 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."

Postecoglou was axed by Tottenham Hotspur in June, days after winning the Europa League, a decision he knew was coming after the London club's 17th-placed finish in the Premier League.

"It wasn't great, I knew it was coming a fair way before the Europa League final," he said. "It's allowed me to move into this and maybe these things happen for a reason."

During a rare close-season off, Postecoglou did not know when, or if, another chance to manage in the Premier League would arise but on Saturday he returns to north London for his first game in charge, away to Arsenal.

"I was actually on the school run when the call came. It developed over the weekend but came to a head on the Monday," he said. "Once we'd got into discussions, it didn't take too much for me to realise it was a great opportunity.

"If you asked me at the start of the year if a job with Nottingham Forest was a possibility then I'd have said no because of the job Nuno had done."

Usually a new coach takes over a struggling team, but Espirito Santo put Forest back in Europe last season after a seventh-placed