"I have been doing that for some time now and at some point it has to start bearing fruit. As the saying goes practice makes perfect," said coach Louis van Gaal.
Last season's Champions League finalists, who also won the domestic double, added striker Miroslav Klose to their injury list on Thursday, only a day after he recovered from another knock.
"We were successful last season because we had passion, determination and a fighting spirit and the team would be well advised to start applying these attributes now so they can turn the corner," said club chief Karl-Heinz Rummenigge as Bayern languish in 11th place with 12 points from nine games.
Klose's absence is especially bitter going into the game against Freiburg with the champions having scored a meagre eight goals, the lowest in Bundesliga this season.
But with Klose out and fellow striker Ivica Olic just back and donning a facemask to protect a broken nose, van Gaal's offensive options are limited with Mario Gomez his only fit all-out striker.
"We cannot allow ourselves to slip up in the next three games against Freiburg, Borussia Moenchengladbach and Nuremberg. We must narrow the gap to the top and we must start now," said Bayern sports director Christian Nerlinger.
"That extra time was not good for us," said Borussia coach Jurgen Klopp. "Now we have to pull ourselves together and see who is fit against Mainz. There will be no excuses."
