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The Forest manager remained defiant as Nottingham Forest fans called for his sacking after barely a short period in charge

A disappointing 3-2 European loss to Midtjylland means the manager without a victory in his first six games in charge of the club

He is now the first permanent Forest manager in 100 years to fail to win in any of his first six fixtures

After Valdemar Byskov netted the away team's last-minute third goal at the home stadium, many fans chanted "You're getting sacked in the morning" towards the ex-Spurs boss

"The fans are upset. They are entitled to have an view on it. I listened to their opinion," stated a downcast manager, who was also jeered as he walked off the pitch at the end

"Nothing surprises me in football. It's the climate we're in. It seems that's the way things are heading. It's something I can control"

Only about four months ago when Postecoglou was raising this trophy with Spurs, but he was let go over two weeks later, paying the price for a dire league season. Currently he is struggling to achieve victories right at a new team

The first European game at the stadium for nearly three decades resulted in deep letdown, and the accusations was pointed at the manager before the game's end had blown

Rubbing it in, fans then chanted in admiration of Postecoglou's predecessor Nuno Espirito Santo, who is now with another Premier League side

Nuno led Forest to a top-half finish in the top flight the previous year before being dismissed as his relationship with club owner the chairman deteriorated

Defeat to the Danish opponents came after the weekend's 1-0 defeat at home to Sunderland in the Premier League

Such outcomes have changed the mood at the club, with fans also turning to question the owner

"The duty I have is to make sure we get some wins for this team and progress it," said Postecoglou

"I would prefer if people were optimistic in their outlook of what I am attempting. I can only alter that by securing wins of football

"Regardless, that's not going to change the way I am handling things on. I strongly feel in the approach of what we're doing and I don't think we're far away from being the team that can eradicate the circumstances we're in at the moment and get the results"

Forest invested approximately £180m in the off-season, looking to build on the previous campaign's success, but the former manager was sacked last month after his rapport with the owner worsened

The Australian replaced him on the ninth of September, but Forest have failed to sustain last season's form and found it tough against their visitors from the Danish league

The Australian head coach thinks his squad are still near a turnaround

"Absolutely, little I observed this evening alters any of that," Postecoglou said. "I understand the feeling around the place won't be positive, and I appreciate supporters' stance at the moment, especially towards me, but it's a situation I've faced before for me

"I am convinced we are on the correct path and when we get through this phase of uncertainty we are in, we will be on a positive trajectory"

The striker's injury-time spot-kick could not save the team who previously let in first period scores from one attacker and Mads Bech, either side of Dan Ndoye's equaliser

Forest tied 2-2 at Real Betis last week and travel to the Magpies in the Premier League on the weekend before the international break

The manager stated: "It's a really poor outcome from us. It was an important evening for many reasons and [a] familiar story, us letting ourselves down in key moments and having a mountain to climb

"When you permit the chance to score each time they approach your goal, it's going to be hard to secure victories of soccer"

Is the manager be allowed patience?

We know that Marinakis is not afraid to make quick decisions if he feels things are not working

At his other club, he dismissed former Huddersfield coach a previous appointment after only 48 days as head coach, while Nuno's exit occurred weeks after he agreed to a new three-year contract

Currently the spotlight falls on Postecoglou

"I feel he will receive more patience because he was hired by the chairman," former Forest and London club forward a pundit commented on TNT Sports

"He will give him additional leeway to implement his ideas in place, because at present it seems he is struggling to get his tactics across to the players"

Former Forest and Foxes manager another expert added: "Wins are the name of the game - it is as straightforward as that

"The crowd were already against him in many aspects, but we are six games in, you'd hardly know the identity of the tea lady after that period of time"

On the boos, he added: "One must handle with all the noise around you. You must not let it control all aspects, but you can't avoid it"