@geeeeee
Just to let you know that I recently started a new ML in WE9LE with your 2014-2015 Option File (Standard PSD stats).
I'm using your alternative ML Default team, in a D2 with English weaker clubs playing on 6 stars and I'm loving it!
At the start I really struggled because most CPU teams play with a really packed midfield which combined with the aggressive defending AI on 6 stars makes it really difficult to control the ball in midfield, but I love the dificulty.
Took me a while to find the right formation for may playing style, but after many draws and losses with 4-5-1 I changed to 4-4-2 flat and after a few more games settled on a 4-4-2 with diamond midfield.
M. Kortig in the number 10 role and a 2 striker partnership with
M. Swift (the tall guy) serving as target man to hold up the ball
and then the support striker varies from game to game between:
Barros, Turner and Marcelo depending on condition.
Really like the stats variation you gave to the players, they quickly imprint their unique traits on you, and makes for a fun game finding the best starting eleven for each game.
Kortig scores some goals coming from midfield into the box, but sometimes got injured and I had to replace him with Lamb.
Swift (the tall CF) mostly provides assists after holding up the ball in the right flank, I either send a high ball for him to chest down with his back to goal or sometimes he is really good at making runs into the space between the CB and SB and i send him throughballs then use his physical power to hold and wait for the midfielders to take dangerous positions in the center.
Since i found the good formation i started winning some games and nearing the end of the first season Im in 2nd to last place

but having a lot of fun with your ML Defaul team.
thanks!
If anyone is interested in further developments about this ML please tell me and I'll post more.