The evolution of Swansea City's attack and the reasons behind Michael Obafemi and Joel Piroe's blossoming relationship

If their starts to life at the club were anything to go by, Swansea City had made two blunders in recruiting Joel Piroe and Michael Obafemi last summer.

Russell Martin recently opened up on his surprise at Piroe's remarkable exploits this term following his first conversations with the Dutchman. You can read more on that here. As for Obafemi, he desperately struggled to make an impact during the early months of his Swansea career after joining from Southampton.

So how exactly did the Swans get both strikers firing on all cylinders? Swansea City correspondent Ian Mitchelmore takes a closer look.

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Jamie Paterson was making a mockery of Bristol City's decision to let him leave on a free following the conclusion of the 2020/21 campaign following his stunning start to life at Swansea. As a result, Piroe thrived, with the pair having a seemingly telepathic understanding.

Paterson was consistently delivering the goods in the final third until dropping out of the side in January owing to a contract dispute with the club's owners. Piroe suffered as a result, and with the Dutch forward demonstrating clear signs of fatigue midway through his debut campaign in south Wales, someone else needed to step-up.

Hannes Wolf was recruited to fill the attacking void vacated by Paterson, although he was swiftly shifted to left wing-back following the exit of Jake Bidwell and the hamstring injury sustained by deadline day recruit Nathanael Ogbeta.

Enter Obafemi. "Michael deserves loads of credit for us to be able to play Joel there [deeper]," said technical development coach Matt Gill. "Joel started the season fantastically but we were