counter for 4-4-2 ?

[Tactician]

4-3-3 and 4-4-2 diamond apparently do well against this formation.
For both, passing focus is through the middle. The mentality used is usually attacking, but if your team is much weaker, you can use a defensive mentality for the 4-3-3 and counter attack. I can't say a defensive mentality for 4-4-2 diamond though, but a normal mentality probably can be used.
For diamond formation, passing is short. For 4-3-3, passing can be mixed or long.

I have not used both of these formations enough, but use one of these depending on what your team plays best.