I will give the offside trap a go. Since my original post ive dropped down a few places. More due to the fact that my star performers all got injured long term within a few weeks of each other. I've still managed to hang around the promotion area though. I'll keep you updated with how it goes.
Ive been using this tactic from the start on my Crystal Palace Save. Currently 5th after 15 games. I set the Defensive Mid to Defend and the Left Centre Mid to be CM Support, i have the striker as Trequartista role. I also set the mentality as attacking for homes games, and standard for away...