i'd go 4-5-1v (dl-dc-dc-dr dmc mc mc amr aml str) and attack down both flanks with long passing to try and cut out his whole midfield. Playing 3 defenders seems a bit risky to me as he probably has his amcs with red arrows pushing them up. Red arrows on dl/dr to counter and if you want to attack you could also chuck red arrows on aml/amr.

Otherwise you could play defensively with 4-1dmc-4ml-mc-mc-mr-1str formation which should dominate the midfield.