As you'd expect to some extent it depends on your team as to which tactics will work best, for a 'generic' one size fits all - I prefer a 4-1-3-2 myself as it has a nice solid defensive base and so long as you have a competant DMC in the anchor role to distribute the ball forward it can be an effective attacking formation as well.
I use it combined with Hard Tackling, Pressing and Short Passing myself .... but each to their own.