Former Cardiff captain Jason Perry says owner Vincent Tan is responsible for their struggles in the Championship. The Bluebirds are currently in 12th in the Championship with fans turning against boss Russell Slade.
"Unfortunately the owner believes he knows football better than anybody else," said Perry.
Perry told BBC Wales Sport: "You've got to create the right culture at your club - a winning culture. The players have got to see that it's organised, that everything is running smoothly.
"And it's that structure from manager to Vincent Tan that has let Cardiff City down for a number of years.
"It's a reason why they were relegated. It's a reason why fans are voting with their feet and no longer turning up.
"He needs to put his hand up and say: 'I need help' and certainly Russell Slade looked a lonely figure in that technical area."
Perry says the atmosphere at Cardiff City Stadium for the Watford defeat underlined Cardiff's situation under Tan, saying changes for the better have to come "from the top down".
"At Cardiff City you have to be better at managing above you than below you," said Perry.
"And that is the problem - whoever comes in is going to have the problem of an owner that's constantly interfering and doing things that aren't making the job easier for the manager."
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