Hi Lewis,
I have found that it is key to have both CBs with at least 15 pace/acceleration, otherwise I concede way too many on the counter-attack. Cabaye is decent, but Tiote a little lightweight for my liking. Up front I have had little/no luck with Sanogo the SC or SCR positions, and he lacks the creativity for SCL. The middle-man is the key and Cisse (on my game at least) only has 13 acceleration and 14 pace, which from experience is too slow. Again, at least 15 of each ACC & PC, and 15 finishing does the business in the middle with solid heading a bonus.
Key to remember is this is a solid tactic, but not a 'cheat' tactic. You need good players to get the best out of the tactic, and they need to get fully conversant with the tactic for it to take effect.