Martina as FB is not a good option
She is too slow, decent top speed, but zero explosiveness. It is not the right profile for a FB player who depends a lot on pace to defend and make play.
The weakness is on full display today, she couldn’t run into position fast enough, failed to win any 1-on-1 duel, Hemp dribbled past her at will, leaving goal exposed. Offensively, she didn’t do much either.
From Ona to Martina is a downgrade unfortunately, pace is not something you could make up in training. There is no rationale to play her in this role other than temporary until Aïcha and Noa are back, or we sign a proper FB from market.
I am a little concerned about our defense. We lost 2 very important starters, Renee is a great signing, but she is right-foot, while the ideal replacement is a left-foot player as left CB. Martina and Laia are both slow, Irene is fantastic as usual, but nevertheless 1 year older, Marta’s role is more in the locker room. The bright spots are Aïcha, Carla, and potentially Noa coming up, all others are still too young to make an actual impact in the short term.