I like your Brian Clough tactics a lot but I think I might update to this one (and gonna cut a lot of strikers from my books- i have about 3 first team strikers, 3 youth, and about 4-5 reserve players, i might loose of about 3-4 of the worst, as they're all very good)
The guy leading it would be a youth grad with 19 acc and 18 pace, with 13 finishing and 13 composure/16 off ball. Shame about his consistency of 10. The substitute has 18 finishing, 15 dribbling, 11 composure, 17 off the ball about 20 for work rate as well as 16 pace weakened by 11 acc.
Although it would benefit my midfield as i have so many midfielders (i can count about 15 MCs- across first team, reserve and youth)
And also my DMs would have more chances of First Team football.