The Milan
Mentality: (14)
Creative Freedom: (16)
Passing: (16)
Tempo: (12)
Width: (14)
Closing Down: (15)
Time-wasting: (15)
Defensive Line: (10)
Team Tight Marking (yes/no*optional).
Goal Keeper Distribution 'Defender colloect'(*optional).
Reason why I chose this tactic: Playing in England offers lots of those rainy matches/wet (bad) pitches so I needed a attacking/direct tactic Home Field against Stoke. Big Favorites Match-Odds. Rainy weather.
This is a lethal tactic. The high time-wasting (15) offers two advantages: #1 because we are direct passing + tempo (12) it causes the players to hold more onto the ball untill your attacking players are in decisive positions and #2 it is hard to control possession stats with direct passing so the time-wasting also helps in this department. I recomend these tactical settings for all games where you are slight underdog all the way up to clear favorites on Home Field where there weather is bad. Also a good tactic for those lesser Quality technical teams that want a result orientated tactical out-look. It is also a good tactic to use in the last 10 mins on out field to get a result if you are behind or should be winning the match. Also a bonus tactic for the relegation battler in the last ten minutes as a last gap chance to get a goal on home field against the superior teams. Another setting one can try if you like this tactic but you want to play more short passing you can try to implement Anchelotti's passing setting (5). Tight Marking unless you are Clear Home Favorites then I would say that it is not necessary
General effect on Match-Stats: not so pretty match-stats but this tactic is none-the-less lethal (Clear Cut Chances).