I woould play the 4-5-1V against 4-4-2 C with normal mentaly , down flanks, mixed passing, hard tackling, own half and zonal. No counter, no offside.
Reds on dl, dr, aml,amr and striker. Blues on dc's and dmc. Dmc only if the opp has really strong strikers. You can give also a red arrow to your dmc. Thats your choice.
4-5-1V works for me very well against 4-4-2 C. It works to 99% for me. But i play this formation as one of my favorites and my players feel very familiry.

Good luck for you Agam