I've been using a 4-3-1-2 counter attack tactic with Villa with great success so far.
Ended up 2 points behind ManU who won the league,got to the semifinal in the euro cup and won the FA Cup in my first season.
Players in:
Marco Verratti -Pescara
Markus Henriksen -Rosenborg
Veclav Kadlec - Sparta Prague
Thomas Drage - Tromsø
Joakim Våge Nilsen - Haugesund
Oscar Cardozo - Benfica
Martin Dechev - CSKA Sofia
Guillermo Ochoa