Nah, that's simply not true. The one thing he always offered was moments of class. In his best games it was every time he got on the ball. The problem - well, aside from the fact that he simply never got any consistent game time after that first six months under Moyes - was whether he consistently contributed in between those moments.
I'd go so far as to say that Januzaj has already done three or four things on the pitch for United which require more skill than anything Ashley Young has done in his entire career with us. But these days every single time Young goes forwards he creates an attacking situation. He doesn't always leave two men on the ground or get the crowd on their feet with some wonderful dribbling or a vicious through-ball. But with a good brain, reasonable pace, good quick feet and most importantly a gritty determination to force himself or the ball into dangerous positions one way or another, he consistently creates useful situations. And unfortunately it's very hard for a manager under constant pressure to leave a player like that (for example) out in order to play Januzaj, who could have a stormer and leave the entire opposition defence with twisted blood, but who could also just provide a few lovely moments without ever creating a single proper attack.
In the end, you have to believe that Van Gaal has the foresight and patience to see that Januzaj can become a player who will use that prodigious ability with more consistency. But you can't necessarily blame him for not just giving Januzaj a regular spot in the first XI, no questions asked, even if it's not really Januzaj's fault either. Sometimes these things just take time.
