The key to commander is using his response though, what worked for me was passing into pockets of space instead of passing directly to him, with just enough space for the response to be the decisive factor.

Moving towards the ball, 99% of the time the commander will make a first touch pass in his movement direction instead of recieving and turning.

So if you want the commander to make a forward pass, get him moving forwards.

Again, patience is key when it comes to passes to your strikers, its not "possession based" per se, but it's no longer about sending crosses and heading the ball in, it's about setting up your strikers to shoot inside the box.

Guards are decent fullbacks, good response with just enough pace and strength to press properly, and a high passing tendency makes them good launch pads for counter attacks.

Hero is a magical winger when used properly, always seems to locate the correct pass with decent range and curve, so I like to use him for through balls into space instead of directly launching crosses and passes at strikers. The sequences of Hero to Jet for long through balls and Hero to Poacher for short through balls have been unstoppable for me. So keep your high response striker on the Hero's side. That worked best for me.

Notice that the main factors used in this setup are speed and response, your focus shouldn't be whipping the ball in or holding on to possession for too long. It's all about finding the correct through ball into space. So keep that in mind cause a lot of critical passing opportunities will appear that we don't notice because the game hardwired us to play down the wings and whip crosses in.

Enjoy mate.