With Leeds or any team in the CCC, I would concentrate on building a team based on Strength and Tactics rather then Attack and Ball Control. Sign/Use players with good physics and good mental stats. At this level, it's the teams that puts in a full effort and do it smart( using the players to their best and avoid the opponents to exploit the weaknesses) that wins.
So, my suggestion is the following.
- Play Rigid and Counter
- Use a formation that suits the squad
- consider if you have to use a DMC
- use your specialists, as a deep playmaker, a ballwinner, a target man, a defensive FC, an advanced playmaker in the AMR/L spot
- have enough players moving between the lines, like on FC dropping deep, one FC stretching the defence moving into channels, one MC bursting forward, one dropping deeper, one Fullback bombing forward, one staying back and crossing from deep etc
- Rotate the squad, it's a long season.
- Play those in form and with high morale etc