He's solid in the centre so the obvious thing to do is attack his wings. Long passing counts for through balls, over the top balls and balls in the air. Short passing is ok but it might take too long to create a chance as he's got lots of players in defence, the ball will reach your strikers, no matter what. Imagine your right back passes to your right mid in space and your right mid crosses high onto your strikers head. Yes, you wont win the possession battle, but you may be able to beat him with fast attacks. Force counter means you'll sit back until the opposition comes into your own half and you intercept and get the ball up as fast as possible.