The Monterrey manager seems cool and collected but must get a victory in Saturday's semifinal second leg to avoid wasting a historic campaign.
Antonio Mohamed is not like other soccer coaches.
The Monterrey manager doesn't dress like others, wearing sleek blazers, spiking his hair and tossing on sunglasses.
He doesn't have the same style as other managers. His counterpart in the semifinal Ignacio "Nacho" Ambriz is content to sit back and hit on the counterattack. So too was his first-round opponent Ricardo "Tuca" Ferretti of Tigres. Mohamed wants to chase a game, often pushing forward from the left back spot and leaving his defensive midfielder or center backs to cope with whatever pressure comes back if the attack isn't successful.