Football manager Ange Postecoglou believes his best work is still ahead, despite a turbulent period marked by two recent Premier League dismissals.
His brief tenure at Nottingham Forest lasted only 39 days, culminating in his sacking in October after a 3-0 loss to Chelsea left the club languishing in 17th place.
Earlier, he guided Tottenham Hotspur to the Europa League title last May, ending a 17-year trophy drought.
However, he was dismissed just two weeks later, paying the price for a “horrendous” Premier League season which saw Spurs also finish 17th.
Postecoglou, 60, told SEN radio: “I want to win things still. I still have that drive and passion to achieve, that has not changed.
“Wherever I go in, there will be plenty of scepticism.
“I know whatever it is going to be, I have this thing in my head that this will be the best one I’ve done yet … the recent experiences, maybe I needed them.”
The Australian said he was not concerned about damage to his reputation in England and added that he had learned from his previous stints.
“You can’t always be flying high and successful. Sometimes you need to cop a couple of whacks.
“It didn’t work out. It’s probably hurt me reputationally, probably here in the EPL for sure, but I don’t worry about that.
“It didn’t leave any marks on me as a person or a football manager. If anything, it allowed me to know that next time, I will seek some counsel before I bite off more than I can chew.”
Former Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou recently warned his old club faces “a hell of a fight” to avoid Premier League relegation, but has backed them to secure safety.
Speaking to Gerard Whateley on Australian broadcaster SEN 1116, Postecoglou articulated his enduring connection: “I still have a really strong attachment to the club. It was two years and they were by no means easy years, but we invested a lot into them.
“Second last game we won a European trophy, which was an incredible high. The connection there will be there forever.
“To watch them struggle has not been easy and it’s not the way I thought it would go. They’re in a hell of a fight, relegation is massive for any club but for Tottenham, it’s a pretty big deal.
“They have some fighting to do and they have the quality to get out. They need a circuit-breaker, for sure.”
Both Forest and Spurs sit 16th and 17th in the table and face the threat of relegation.
Forest are only two points clear of 18th-placed West Ham, while Tottenham hold a one-point cushion.
