wixxi

The tactic you posted looks like a pretty good starting point to me; if I was trying to create a direct attacking style with that madrid squad I'd go for a mid block so that there's more space to play direct in transition and our slower/lower workrate players such as hazard and kroos don't get exposed in a high pressing system. So I would drop the DLine and LOE back to standard and remove prevent short GK distribution. I would also consider removing counter press since playing direct doesn't really allow for efficient counter pressing imo since you will typically not have enough players in close proximity to the ball during transition to effectively pressure and take away passing options, however since you are Real Madrid you will most likely dominate possession in most games anyway and can counterpress when losing the ball in the final 3rd. As for tempo and passing directness I'd leave them as default for now since with a positive mentality they will already be slightly skewed towards higher tempo/more direct, and the 'counter' TI in transition means your team should go direct more often in transition anyway. Personally I would also consider experimenting with Benzema as a Trequartista due to his exceptional technique, flair, vision, passing and first touch but he should still work very well as a DLF on attack. I would also pay close attention to the mezzala and IF to make sure they are not getting too close to each other in possession, if they do I would probably change the mezzala to just a CM on support or a box-to-box if you feel there aren't enough numbers in the box in the final 3rd.