The Sheffield Wednesday boss is under increasing pressure.
Carlos Carvalhal admits it would have been easy to leave Sheffield Wednesday earlier this year.
The Owls head coach was out of contract at the end of last season and claims he had a lot of invitations to take over at rival Championship clubs.
And despite seeing his side rocked by back-to-back defeats this week – against city rivals Sheffield United and lowly Birmingham City – the Portuguese remained defiant when asked about the security of his position.
“At the end of (last) season, it was easy to leave Sheffield Wednesday,” he told the club’s official Facebook page.
Defending his record over the previous two campaigns – in which he twice led the Owls to the play-offs – Carvalhal continued: “At same time because (of) what we did in (the) last two seasons, me and my staff we receive invitations.
“I receive invitations to the Premier League the first year, I receive invitations – a lot of invitations – to the Championship last year. I was out of contract, some of the clubs with big budgets, with a lot of money to spend and I decided to stay.
“Why? Because I like the chairman, I like Sheffield Wednesday, I like my players and don’t want to turn m back on Sheffield Wednesday. It was my decision.”
Wednesday were on the verge of the top six again a week ago, but have dropped to 14th ahead of Sunday’s visit of third-place Leeds United.
And another defeat could leave Owls chairman Dejphon Chansiri with a difficult decision to make, with calls for Carvalhal’s head increasing throughout this week.
Carvalhal is only the second manager of Chansiri’s near three-year reign, having replaced Stuart Gray in June 2015.
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