Sean Dyche insisted his Nottingham Forest future would not be decided by one game ahead of a potentially pivotal home meeting with Wolves.
Forest went down 3-1 to Leeds United on Friday, as Dyche's team suffered a damaging defeat against one of their relegation rivals.
The result leaves Forest in 17th, three points above a resurgent West Ham, who face Manchester United on Tuesday.
Should the Hammers pull off a shock win against the Red Devils, they would move level on points with Forest, who host lowly Wolves a day later.
Speculation is rife over Dyche's future. The former Everton and Burnley boss replaced Ange Postecoglou in October, though some sections of the Forest fanbase are unhappy with the performances served up.
Yet Dyche brushed off those concerns, telling reporters: "I don't think over one game, it is going to be that extreme where suddenly [Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis] is going to suddenly say 'right, we need to change everything at the club for a fourth time'.
"You never know, but I am a realist and he is as well, about the current situation and what we took over here.
"The ownership have always had contact with me. The owner is well aware – and I made it clear to him – that this was never going to be smooth sailing all the way through.
"We have seen some hiccups; some good days and not so good days.
"We came off after the [Crystal] Palace game and got a really important point. A good point with 10 men and he was congratulating me.
"It is the reality of life as a modern manager. On the same day I was nominated for Manager of the Month, people are saying I should be sacked. That is a new one for me and I have been doing this a long time.
"This is the modern way, it is not about good or bad. This is not me protecting myself, it's just my view.
"There should be pressure on managers, that is our job, trying to deliver. One loss in five in the Premier League, if we win the next one we will have taken 11 points in six games."
The Opta supercomputer ranks Forest's chances of going down at just 15.4%.
PLAYERS TO WATCH
Nottingham Forest - Morgan Gibbs-White
Gibbs-White has scored two goals in his last four Premier League appearances against his former side Wolves.
Only against Brighton (four) and Manchester United (three) has he scored in more different games in the competition.
Wolves - Tolu Arokodare
Tolu netted his second Premier League goal on Saturday as Wolves grabbed a consolation in their 3-1 home defeat to Chelsea.
He had a joint team-high three shots, and got two of those on target. With Joren Strand Larsen having departed, Tolu is set to be Wolves' first-choice forward for the rest of the season.