Hainer calls for patience with Luis Diaz at Bayern: "If he starts scoring, we'll be unstoppable"

One goal in seven matches. That's the current snapshot of Luis Diaz at Bayern Munich, and it's already starting to raise eyebrows around the Colombian. But at the top of the German club, there doesn't seem to be much concern, at least not yet.

President Herbert Hainer came out to publicly back the winger from La Guajira and asked for something that isn't always easy to find in modern soccer: patience. According to the club chief, this story has already been written once, and it can happen again.

They remember it well. Today I'll say the same thing again. We saw it last year: he struggled to get going at first, but then he scored an incredible number of goals.Herbert Hainer

The comparison isn't random. Diaz arrived in Bavaria in 2023 and needed time to settle in before becoming a key piece of the Bavarian attack last season. Now, with a quieter start to the campaign, the club appears ready to run the same playbook: wait it out and trust that the goals will come as the games pile up.

There's one detail that supports that patient approach: Colombia is preparing for the September and October FIFA window in the United States, and Diaz won't be part of that squad. The decision, as it turned out, was made jointly by the club and national team coach Nestor Lorenzo. The thinking is simple: keep the Colombian training with Bayern, let him build match rhythm, and have him ready for the return of the Bundesliga and the Champions League.

A Bayern side that can't afford to slip

The context helps explain why Hainer chose to address this now. The Bavarian side sits second in the Bundesliga with 10 points, two behind leaders Borussia Dortmund. It's not a crisis, but it's also not the spot the club is used to occupying at this point on the calendar.

That's why Hainer's message also carries a bit of pure soccer anticipation: if the entire attack clicks into gear, Diaz included, this team can take a real step forward.

If Luis Diaz also starts scoring goals, we'll be unstoppable.Herbert Hainer

That line sums up the moment well: no alarm bells, but a clear eagerness to see the Colombian heat up sooner rather than later. The next test comes October 11 against Augsburg, in matchday five of the Bundesliga, a game that could show whether the patience Hainer is asking for pays off quickly, or whether, as happened last season, the best version of Luis Diaz shows up a little further down the road.