How Can I improve this formation?

What I achieved?
Team:Tottenham
League: 5th (1 point behind 4th)
Capital One Cup: Final, lost on penalties
FA Cup:Fifth Round
Europa League: Final, lost 2-0 to Dortmund.

Team instructions:
Expliot the flanks
Shorter Passing
Look for overlap
Higher Tempo
Play out of Defence

The team displayed was my most consistent team, players like walker and dawson didnt perform all that well. so the players werent really an issue.

I want to take this formation abroad aswell for a new save, anyone got an ideas?

You could try to play with 2 or 3 strikers, put more players on 'support', and play with advanced and deep lying playmaker.

I'm playing with a similar tactic with my current Fiorentina team. Although I changed the HB for a 3rd defender. For me it's worked quite well so far but since we have different players, and I don't really know yours that well, the tactics are a bit different. BWM are very hard to come by from what I've seen so make sure your guy has the right stats, using a BBM and a DLP is a lot easier to get players for.

Putting the HB into a CB stopper role makes the defense a little better but your attack a little weaker, but I play defensively mostly so maybe it doesn't suit you.

I haven't used Huntelaar since FM12 but I think he might be better used as a TM. If you change your wingers to suit that style such as an IF and a W it might work a bit better. Also make sure your keeper is on distribute to defenders, I find that helps keep at least 5-10% more possession per game.

Like you my defense is strong and sometimes my attack suffers a bit, but like I said I concentrate on defense a lot. You could always change to the "circle" formation with 3 central defenders, 2 wing backs, a BBM, 2 wingers and 2 strikers, I find that also works fairly well, the only problem is when your midfielders get injured and you are stuck with your 3rd or 4th choice, then the tactic fails a bit.

With your current tactic you might want to use "hassle opponents" (or whatever its called) since you have 3 midfielders and they can always cover each other.

Just my thoughts.

Thanks, I see what you mean. I was rotating between wingers and inside forwards at the time, both worked well. I thought the same with Huntelaar but his best return for me was as a AF.

Thanks for all the advice.