In my honest opinion, the best way to play this fantastic game is to use the demo bypass (aka Turk DM method), because it comes with demo gameplay which is unequalled (better overall positioning, less run by midfielders leading to less end to end action). It really worths the extra installing time and you can also use all the mods (only cg file server won't work because it doesn't recognize the ids from the demo exe). Tactics do works with the demo exe so that the cpu plays with a bit more variety than with the retail version.
It might sounds like cheating (I do own the game both on PC and PS4 by the way) but it is a fantastic enhancement for an already fantastic game. And no needs for sliders or gameplay mod.