With Ribery out, Van Gaal had Hamit Altıntop play on the left flank for Bayern, but positioned more centrally.
The left-back Badstuber pushed forward, forcing Eto'o to track back.
At the same time, Inter Milan also had to commit more defenders to the central and right-wing areas.
More importantly, Van Gaal successfully contained the highly potent attacking threat of Maicon.
Watching this, Wang Shuo had to admit that the tactical battle between these world-class managers was truly fascinating.
But he gradually began to notice other things as well.
For example, as the match progressed, Inter Milan was gradually dropping deeper.
Meanwhile, Bayern, after steadily building their advantage, began to push further forward.
This was a huge problem.
Wang Shuo had played against Van Bitten and Demichelis. Both of them were slow to turn and lacked agility. If they pushed up into a high line and had to face a direct frontal attack, it would be extremely dangerous.
