Muja
I've done a lot of testing myself, and I can tell you that even a very simple formation such as the one I've attached can work just fine.
Won the league and occasionally lowered the tempo, with a very patient build-up.

Probably the only things you can't go without are "much more often" trigger press and "get stuck in", though even those can be replaced by individual instructions.

Excellent tactics are "working" the match engine to the max, and frankly, once you start using them, they suck the fun out of the game very quickly.
With a tactic such as mine, you can have fun by overperforming a bit but while still having credible results.
DexterHovis said: Following my previous post in my third season we've just won Northern Premier League Premier Division (level 7) using the same tactic and achieved 63% possession.

Hey Dexter!
I'm curious, how does your AMC perform in such a tactic?
Is he mainly another goal-scoring threat, or is he actively creating chances and assists?