sign marquinhos (palmerias) no matter the cost, the man is an absolute god. i also signed 'guilherme' (striker) in my first season, he was a lame player until the 5th season but i got offered 16mil at end of first season for him which i rejected, but thats a quick money maker if you want it. play robson on the left as this is his best position, he is amazing, the guy scores so many free kicks its unreal. i played mcgeady on the right and he's amazing. hesselink is good for a couple of seasons until he gets too slow. i'd recommend offloading boruc and getting another keeper, boruc is VERY average and concedes lots of long range shots despite getting good ratings from scouts etc.
its hard for me to recommend players as all the guys in my squad cost between £7 - £13 million, i pretty much made one big signing for £10 mill or so per season. just save your pennies and buy marquinhos mate, its the best way to go, the rest of the squad is good enough to cope. also, buy sakho from PSG if you can, i almost got him but he went to liverpool. he's the best centre back in the game.
i sold mcmanus for 6 mill(he sucks), samaras, mcdonald, donati to raise cash. crosas turns out ok in a few years.
best tactic for europe is basic 4-4-2 with fast short play.
my current team (6th season) is:
vissers (regen)
thiago silva (cb), vaermalen (cb, ajax), miranda (rb, brilliant),
mcgeady (right mid), albeiras (cm), sunny (defensive mid, amazing), buonanotte (cm), feghouli (cm, ok), cardozo (l/r mid),
huntelaar (atk), tiago luis (atk), kerrison (atk), guilherme (atk)