Aaron Ramsey takes over Cardiff job in last-gasp to escape drop from the Championship as club sack Omer Riza.
Aaron Ramsey takes over for last three games of season as Cardiff are currently languishing on 23rd in Championship.
Following Omer Riza’s dismissal on Saturday, Ramsey has been tasked with attempting to keep Cardiff City from relegation. The Bluebirds parted ways with their manager after a 2-0 loss to Sheffield United on Good Friday left them in 23rd place in the Championship, one point from the final safe spot with three games remaining.
A statement from the Welsh club read: “Cardiff City can confirm that a decision has been taken to relieve Omer Riza of his duties as first team manager. Aaron Ramsey will lead the club for the remaining three games of the Championship season, beginning with Monday’s match at home to Oxford United.
“Chris Gunter, Joe Ralls, Tom Hutton and Matthew Bloxham will join Aaron in the technical area. We’d like to thank Omer for his passion and effort during his time as Cardiff City manager and wish him the very best for his next steps in the game.”
After a promising start with an improvement in results, Riza’s temporary appointment was made permanent until the end of the season. However, Cardiff has plummeted since the beginning of February, winning just twice during that time, and are currently at the bottom of the Championship form table. Riza enraged Cardiff supporters earlier this week when he accused “a lot of them” of being “clueless” in their criticism of him and the team. Riza replaced the fired Erul Bulut in September after Cardiff had made their worst start to a season in 94 years with one point from six games.
After a stellar career with Arsenal and Juventus, Ramsey returned to his hometown club Cardiff in the summer of 2023. The Wales captain is currently sidelined due to injury, having undergone surgery last month to repair a damaged hamstring.
Cardiff’s campaign ends on May 3 with home games against Oxford and West Brom, as well as an away game against Norwich.