Defensive midfielder is not a glory position. You rarely score goals, you probably don’t even record many assists. Your job is often to do the dirty work, to clean up messes, to make that unnoticed simple pass, to manage the game. If the broadcaster doesn’t mention the defensive midfielder much, he’s probably done a great job.
There might not be a better player in Major League Soccer in this role than Sebas Mendez.
The Ecuadorian international, brought in via Targeted Allocation Money a few days after Christmas, has been nothing short of an instrumental signing for the 2019 Lions.