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Omer Riza: Interim boss says his Cardiff City future is unclear

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Omer Riza: Interim boss says his Cardiff City future is unclear

Cardiff City interim boss Omer Riza admits he “doesn’t know” if he will remain the Bluebirds boss through the international break.

After a run of impressive results, Cardiff have been beaten in their last two league games and Riza admits that could impact his future.

The stand-in boss, who has been endorsed by several of the Cardiff players, had talks with Cardiff’s owners last weekend before their 2-1 win over Norwich City.

However, no agreement has been reached to keep Riza in charge on a permanent basis and he admits he is in the dark over the plans of the club, especially after two losses.

When asked about his future, he told BBC Sport Wales: “Regarding what it looks like, I don’t know. It’s every international break is a chance to bring in another manager.

“We have always said that when you are winning it’s more difficult, when you are losing it’s easier.

“It depends what the club wants to do moving forward, only they can answer it.

“What I’m worried about is not winning games. The pressure is there if you don’t win games and then the opportunity is there for anything to happen. I’m not going to say whether I want the job, you already know the answer to that.”

As for a timeline on a permanent successor to previous boss Erol Bulut, who was sacked in September, Riza added: “They are going to make a decision eventually, you just have to wait.”

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