What is your favorite method of countering the classic 4-4-2 w/ short passing?

[Nick Lizas]

Hi all,

I'm 15 seasons in and like to think that i'm fairly experienced with seeing different formations/tactics and finding a way to deal with them.

However through multiple seasons I've found that I struggle against the classic 4-4-2 formation. Initially i had great success using the Butterfly(3n-2-2-2w-1), only to discover that it SUCKS against 4-4-2 if they use short passes. I've also tried my favored 4-5-1 V formation and also found that defensively it is very poor against 4-4-2. Shifting to a more defensive mentality using these formations makes things even worse.

What do people like to use when up against this? Thanks!

well this working for me good but you always against 4-4-2 you have to watch the game
orders normal
middle
short
counter on
press high
zone
offcide off