Mendieta usually played on the right of midfield you're right but could play centrally. Guess what he's playing on the Right of that diamond midfield though.
Also leave my Germans alone!
Samie, or simple samie as i like to call you, let me explain to you exactly why that midfield wouldn't 'overrun' proceedings and dish out a 'battering'. Now let's put aside that Mendieta isn't a proper cm and he's actually a outside playing hobbit. We'll park that. The midfield diamond only overruns and batters teams when it's backed up by fullbacks. Now H-bomb has good fullbacks. The problem they have is they are up against pure wingers, some of the best, and are also facing a team with quality passers to hit them on the counter should they go walkies up the pitch. So they don't. So what's left is the midfield to run proceedings and shove the ball down my throat. They have the numbers, sure why not. It's 'only' Molby and McMahon in there. The issue there is with the lack of penetration from Hazells fullbacks, Gerry and Birindelli can now squeeze in beside the centre backs. It then becomes Hazells narrow middle 5 against a back 4 and also Molby and mcmahon in front of them. Do you see samie? Do you see? There is no 'overrunning' and 'battering' to be done there Samuel. It'll be a close game for sure, but an 'overrunning' and 'battering' i simply will not tolerate! certainly not from the likes of you..