What are your favorite attacking patterns?

Sarri's Napoli:



A few examples in there of the pass into the forward who has dropped (usually Mertens) and lays it off to a mid or defender to play through to the inside forwards or a midfielder (Hamsik for example).

Then there's the less structured, less rehearsed Wengerball I'm obligated to mention:



The contrast in eras is what stands out to me. Wenger's football had no obvious point of reference or trigger for players to make runs or play a certain pass, but seemed built around the idea any midfielder or forward could start a 1-2. But I don't think this sort of football would work these days because teams are so compact and physically able to keep up. There're clips in there from the early 2000s where man marking was still the dominant defensive strategy in the PL and the space was enormous. Once defences improved Arsenal's lack of offensive structure became more a hindrance than helpful, but the football was still good when it popped off.

I like how a lot of teams play nowadays but I sometimes miss the spontaneity of old where even players like Diaby and Eboue could combine together to break a team down.

Özil Bounce Shot

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMQU-FE5XGk

A cross + Carroll header.