With almost exactly a month to go until the 2022/23 season gets under way, Swansea City are far better positioned to attack the new campaign than they were the previous one.
A shambolic summer which saw Steve Cooper leave late on and John Eustace perform a significant U-turn meant Russell Martin joined the club just six days before their league opener at Blackburn Rovers. A combination of Covid-19 issues, a lack of preparation time on the training ground and limited scope in the transfer market ensured Swansea found the going tough in the early weeks under their current head coach.
Indeed, the Swans won just one of their opening eight Championship games last season, failing to score in three of those outings and claiming just seven of the first 24 points on offer. But as a result of their far more stable summer along with their transitional season last time out, they are better placed to hit the ground running from the outset this time around.
