1: Defensive with low press
agree

2: Use offside trap as you have no Dmc.
3: Play zonal marking as you have no dmc.
he must find a DMC or to use a MC or DC oop, to confront his AMC

4: No short passes only mixed and long passes.
his DMC may "cut" his long passing

5: Red arrows on dr and drl.
6: Mixed focus passing.
7: Blue arrows on 2 mc.

I 'm playing 4-4-2ND with 3DC-1DMC as oppo power is in the middle.
Front line is ok.
if oppo is weaker or you want to reverse a bad result, set a ST or AMC instead of the third MC.
Avoid attack mentality (at least in your first game).