Can Aaron Ramsey instil belief into Cardiff City ahead of final two Championship games

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As Cardiff City find themselves entrenched in a fierce relegation battle, questions are mounting over whether they can avoid the drop. With just a couple of games remaining, every point is crucial as the Bluebirds strive to move out of the relegation zone.

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00:00Cardiff City are still embroiled in a championship relegation battle.

00:07It has been a poor season for the Bluebirds all around, and the recent sacking of Omariza

00:12with only a couple of games left in the season has placed a huge doubt over the club's future.

00:18They have placed Aaron Ramsey in interim charge until the end of the season with only two games left

00:23in what is perhaps a strange decision given that the weight of responsibility that currently lies

00:29upon his shoulders to try and get Cardiff out of this mess.

00:33It perhaps seems unlikely given his lack of managerial experience that he will be able to deliver,

00:38but his love and know-how of the club could just be what Cardiff needs.

00:42But is it perhaps unfair because of his lack of experience that he has been put in such a challenging position

00:49at this stage of the season?

00:51Well, let's go now to Charles Hague-Jones, one of our Cardiff City experts,

00:56who's going to give his thoughts on the matter and how Cardiff could end the season under Aaron Ramsey

01:02and whether his experience and perhaps just his know-how of the club will be enough

01:08to get them out of this relegation mess or whether it is just too little, too late for both Ramsey and Cardiff

01:14from meeting their fate and going down to League One and probably having to start a complete and utter rebuild

01:20in England's third tier.

01:22So, Charles, what do you think of Aaron Ramsey's appointment as interim head coach

01:26and will it be enough or will Cardiff be facing the drop this season?

01:30Yeah, obviously it's a difficult situation for Aaron Ramsey to come straight into.

01:38Let's just talk about a few things to maybe even it out and make it look a bit better for Cardiff City

01:46with these huge two games to go.

01:48Firstly, his tactical philosophy.

01:50I mean, it's obviously going to unfold.

01:52It's going to be, you know, determined, disciplined, structured.

01:56You know, his previous roles suggest that, you know, really he has a preference towards being disciplined

02:02and having a great shape about his team as well.

02:06You know, given Cardiff's current position, it's likely he'll focus on tightening the defence.

02:11I mean, that's been a major issue this season, all season for the Bluebirds.

02:15I think, you know, he's in a position now that, you know, tactics do sort of tend to go out the window a little bit.

02:22It's just fight for those results and hope that results around you go well as well.

02:27And, you know, we mentioned a few times in the build up to this, you know, the last month or so,

02:31that no team wants to be in a position where they are relying on other teams, you know, their failure in terms of their success.

02:39And Cardiff City are now in that position.

02:42They are in a terrible position in the league and it's all sort of fallen so quickly as well.

02:47You know, I mean, the downfall of Cardiff this season has been slowly unraveling.

02:52Maybe over the last month or so, the results have just been nowhere near for Cardiff City.

02:57And that's Omariza, that's Errol Buller.

02:59Now that stems back a very long time for Cardiff City.

03:02So there is some deep rooted problems.

03:04You know, leadership changes.

03:06Ramsey, you know, club legend, really, a former Wales captain.

03:10He brings a wealth of experience and leadership.

03:13He's, you know, played at the highest level.

03:15Arsenal, Juventus.

03:17You know, this appointment will just aim to instill confidence and a sense of urgency in the squad as they face, you know,

03:25this critical period in the season.

03:28Players in the dressing room are going to realise how important he is to Cardiff City's fans.

03:32Obviously, coming back to his boyhood club is a massive move for him.

03:36You know, that sort of says it all, really.

03:38I mean, how much do you want to impress Aaron Ramsey?

03:42How much do you really want to fight for the club?

03:44And, you know, Mr. Cardiff City really now, obviously, come through as a youth player.

03:48He's returned to his home club.

03:51Unbelievable story for him.

03:52It's sort of a full circle to now be manager as well.

03:55It's unbelievable.

03:56So hopefully a player reaction comes from it.

04:00You know, could do a great job managerially in the future.

04:03He's got that potential.

04:05Where they go is another mystery.

04:07You know, Cardiff City, no matter what division they're going to be in next year,

04:11they go into another summer window with the fans thinking what's going on at the club.

04:16You know, where do we stand?

04:17The communication's still low.

04:19You know, we've seen it with protests.

04:21We've seen it with open letters from fan groups.

04:24So, yeah, it's going to be tough.

04:27And Cardiff City really need to stick by, you know,

04:31that the fans need to stick by the team, the club, and hope that they get out of this alive.

04:36And if they don't, then, you know, hope that a League One refreshes on the cards like it has been for the likes of Birmingham City.

04:43And that's what I've seen in Birmingham City.

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