Ricardo Ferretti was introduced as the interim manager of the Mexican National Team the other day. If you don't know about Ferretti you can get a good idea of the coach he is with his quote during his introduction, "No soy salvador, simple interno." Which translates to, "I'm not a savior, simply an interim coach."

Former manager Miguel Herrera was a joyous, overzealous, media savvy man who promised Mexican fans things like World Cup quarterfinals, Copa America finals, and Gold Cup championships. He at times came off like the kid running for class president and having you hope and dream of four day school weeks. 

If Herrera sold you on a dream, Ferretti is dropping the hammer of reality on you. The 'not a savior' comment is as Ferretti of a comment as you’re going to get. He also made it clear he has no interest in Mexico full time and is doing this as a favor to help out the National team. Going as far as to not even get paid for the duty of being the interim coach. He’s here for only a short time to try to beat the United States in October for a chance to play in the 2017 Confederations Cup. That’s as far as he went though, he didn’t guarantee victory against the USA though. He didn’t guarantee victory against Argentina in two weeks time.

On the field, Ferretti’s team will be one of intense discipline. He’s the type of coach who would rather protect a 1-0 lead than keep throwing men forward and leave gaps in the defense for the other team to counter. He likes his teams to control the ball with heavy possession and simple lateral passing. 

What Ferretti brings to Mexico for the next two months is a calming presence. At least off the field. He won’t be on Twitter, he won’t be speaking and getting into arguments with some in the Mexican media, and be best friends with the other. He will tell it the way he sees it. On the training ground and on the field, he will bring the complete opposite of the “players coach” that Herrera was. If anything, the players should possibly fear their first sessions with Ferretti.

El Tuca’s time in Mexico probably won’t get the media attention of Herrera’s, or end the same way that Chepo De La Torre's tenure did before Herrera. In the long run though, Ferretti as the interim coach might just be what Mexico needs, to bring a little calm off the field and a little more discipline on.