thanks for the replies!
a little bit of background - i am new to football, IRL also. so i don't have a favorite style or any particular goal to achieve, i just want to make the most of the talent i have and win games.
I started the season with a 4-1-2-3 tactic with Werner as striker (scrnsht 4).
but i wanted to try pairing Poulsen with Werner with the idea that his aerial prescence would compliment Werner's speed . That led to a 4-4-2 tactic i got from a blog called The Tactical Annals (i have certainly altered the original, so don't throw stones at Mr. Aspey ) . Then i picked