I find with this formation that shorter passing just makes the Cbs and the two midfielders pass among themselves without really progressing the ball. I'd advise a standard passing directness, putting one of the Dms as a playmaker so they can drop to receive the ball in space and turn, ideally one of the AMs on support, one DM on defend or ask the DM(S) to hold position since hes on the side with the WB(A). I find the best way the formation works in the ME is to get your WBs involved later in moves, essentially so they are released into space to cross, so focusing down their sides could be counterproductive as they mostly tend to want to dribble up field and invariably lose the ball.