I'm using this tactic with Leeds, first season. Had to tweak it a little to make it suitable for my strikers (Connor Wickham on Loan as a Complete Striker and Ross McCormack as a False 9). Only other signings i made are Nick Montgomery (?50k from Gold Coast Marriners) and Aaron Mokeana (backup to Lees, Pearce and Wooton).
I'm 15 games in and 7 points clear at the top, including a 5-1 over QPR.
Would recommend highly!