As Swansea City's season opener at Blackburn Rovers in August 2021 unfolded, the dramatic change in style was scarcely believable.
The Swans had lost their manager Steve Cooper little more than a fortnight before the new campaign, with current head coach Russell Martin being drafted in just six days before the trip to Ewood Park.
From the word go, a major transformation was in operation, although the rushed nature of pre-season, the late managerial change, uncertainty in the transfer market and Covid-19 cases all ensured an already difficult task was going to be brutally tough for players and coaches alike.
