van Gaal had a very slow start at Bayern too. Their first three league matches were 1:1 at Hoffenheim, 1:1 vs Bremen and 1:2 at Mainz, plus they also lost twice against Bordeaux in the Champions League group stage. A somewhat slow start was to be expected, given that he just implemented a new system and the injuries have been ridiculous so far. None of the new players have been involved (except for Herrera who played 67 minutes vs Swansea) and none of the players involved yesterday (except for De Gea, Evans and maybe Januzaj, who played his second game within 48 hours) will compete for a regular starting job. I am not worried at all. In contrast to Moyes, van Gaal has the resumee to earn the benefit of the doubt. That being said, a convincing win over Burnley is desperately needed now to calm the nerves.
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