I've been playing with a tactic that I have made personally and I am currently in 1st with Aston Villa. Most games are 1-0 wins with the occasional draw. I need to work on it a bit further but I would be more than happy to link it to you if you want. I can upload some screenshots later, if you want to that is. It is hard to make a defensive tactic and it often involves a more direct approach and very pacey players to make up the space behind. However, like any tactic with the right signings it is possible to be successful. You create less CCC's but so do they. I have games where I will create 1 and they have 0 just a lot of longshots.
Would you be able to upload that or link to it, England66? That sounds like the sort of tactic that I'm trying to set up, but conceding too many chances.