New Oxford United boss Aaron Ramsey says he is ready for his first permanent head coach role as he prepares to take charge of the League One club.
The former Arsenal and Wales midfielder, 35, only retired from playing in April, and was previously interim manager of Cardiff City for the final three games of the 2024-25 season.
“I wouldn’t be sat in this position if I didn’t think I was ready,” he told BBC Radio Oxford. “I’ve been planning for this now for the last few years.
“As soon as I started these conversations with the club, and I realised how ambitious they were and everything that’s in place, I knew this was the right place for me.”
Ramsey was announced on Tuesday as the successor to Matt Bloomfield, who was sacked following the club’s relegation from the Championship.
At his first media conference since his appointment, he stopped short of saying promotion from League One at the first attempt was his stated aim for the new season.
“For me, now, success looks like instilling everyday behaviours and habits into my team and giving us a platform, (from) which I’m confident success will follow,” he said.
“I have a really clear way of playing, an identity that I want to create. But that is built on clear principles first, underpinned by elite habits and behaviours.”
