It's been an irritating summer transfer!

David Moyes stood nervously in front of the dugout at Wembley Stadium in the western suburbs of London, staring ahead with a mountain of eyebrows, and in front of him, left and right, full of black-pressed fans, enough to make people shudder.

It turns out that being the head coach of a giant team has to carry so much!

Moyes is only now beginning to understand why Alex Ferguson would have said such a strange thing to him a few months ago.

"I don't doubt your ability on the pitch at all, I'm worried about it off the pitch!"

Moyes's ears seemed to ring again when Ferguson said this to him.

At that time, he had just watched Southampton's victory over Stoke City on live TV, and brutally received a death sentence, and in the last season of his coaching career, after leading for more than half a year, he lost the league title at the last minute!

At that moment, he saw an old man who was dying of old age.

He had never seen such a decrepit feeling in Ferguson, but at that moment, he felt it.

I am afraid that the day Ferguson walked into the grave, he will not forget the shame he suffered on that day!

And now, as Ferguson's successor, he has been branded with a whole bunch of titles by the media.

The original chicken Community Shield match was hyped by the British media as a revenge battle with a very Hamlet flavor.

This invisibly exerted a heavier pressure and burden on Moyes.

Since the start of this summer's preparations, United's overall performance has not been convincing, especially in the International Champions Cup, where the Reds suffered three consecutive defeats in the group stage and were humiliatingly eliminated.

After that, the two warm-up games back in the UK could only be described as disastrous.

The performance on the pitch was unsatisfactory and the turmoil off the pitch was even more worrying.

With the retirement of Alex Ferguson, Moyes brought with him a team of coaches who had worked with him for many years, including former assistant coach Mike Ferran and famous Dutch coach Muhrensting, and the coaching staff of the Ferguson era, which had to be vacated.

Paul Scholes, the most creative core of midfield, has retired, and while Ryan Giggs remains in the team, strengthening the midfield has become a key focus for Manchester United.

If the transfer of European professional football is a soap opera, then the unlucky and sad Manchester United plays the role of an inglorious unlucky person who picks up soap in this soap opera.

From the purchase of Cesc Fabregas to fill the void left by Paul Scholes, to Vidal and then to Thiago, Manchester United's eye-catching players have been cut in one by one by their opponents, missing out again and again.

In the past, when he was at Everton, Moyes's reinforcements were usually based on economic and practical considerations, and sometimes, Moyes would allow Everton's team to fight each other for a few months for a mere transfer fee of hundreds of thousands of pounds.

But now the situation is noticeably different!

Manchester United is a giant, the players targeted are all sought-after goods, you don't have enough courage to start as soon as possible, and as soon as you turn your head, you will be snatched away by others immediately, and you don't even have time to cry.

This is true of Vidal, and so is Thiago!

David Moyes feels that he is completely unsuitable for Manchester United's transfer operation, which he is used to and good at, but this style is clearly not suitable for the transfer of big teams that are in the arms race all the time.

Now, Cesc Fabregas has announced that he will stay, Thiago has gone to Bayern Munich, Vidal has gone to Real Madrid, and none of the players United have targeted.

Not only in midfield, but also at the back is more problematic.

Full-backs, centre-backs, Manchester United's entire defence needs to be restructured, but now there is not even a target to lock in.

Moyes was very busy, but he couldn't get any effect, but it caused all Manchester United fans and the British media to be very dissatisfied, thinking that his performance was quite clumsy and not qualified at all!

In this case, the pressure on Moyes's shoulders is so great that outsiders can't imagine it!

He is very, very in need of a championship trophy to prove himself and relieve the pressure on his shoulders, even if it's just a community shield. Let him breathe a sigh of relief.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but turn his head and glance at Southampton on the pitch.

The Saints' performances this summer have not been convincing, with the team's attacking woes lackluster after losing Gareth Bale, Neymar and Vidal and the additions of Suarez and Alexis Sanchez.

So, yesterday, at his last press conference before heading south to London, Moyes made it clear to the media, "I will try to make the Community Shield a good start to my tenure at Manchester United!" ”

In order to be more sure, Moyes did not use the team's tactics and starting lineup, and still continued to use the lineup and tactics of the Ferguson period.

De Gea was in goal, Evra, Nemanja Vidic, Phil Jones and Rafael in defence, Ryan Giggs, Cleverley, Carrick and Valencia in midfield, and Van Persie and Rooney in attack.

Southampton was equally careless.

The goalkeeper is Manuel Neuer, while the backline is David Alaba, Xavi Martinez, Raphael Varane and Cesar Azpilicueta.

The back two are still the partnership of Luka Modric and Toni Kroos, but after the transfer of Vidal in front, James Rodriguez has been replaced.

The front three were also adjusted, with Eden Hazard doing well in the International Champions Cup, firmly occupying the left winger position, with Zlatan Ibrahimovic in the centre, and a bit of a surprise on the right, with Bielsa opting for Sturridge.

The two new signings, Suarez and Sanchez, were both put on the bench by the Argentine maniac.

From the outset, Southampton showed their intentions.

That is to use David Alaba and Eden Hazard on the left to force Manchester United's right flank.

The first shot of the game was cut inside on the left by Eden Hazard, who crossed diagonally to the right and found Sturridge, who was not dangerous but was a surprise.

After that, Southampton still did not change their fierce nature in the past, insisting on attacking on the left side.

David Moyes has been in charge of Everton for many years, but there has never been a game as tense as it was today.

He stood on the sidelines, browning like a mountain, staring at the court, not moving.

"We're in trouble on the right!"

Assistant coach Steve Round walked over, shook his head, and said worriedly.

"Southampton have a lot of routines on the left, Hazard is quite strong with the ball, whether it is down or inside, he is very threatening, Rafael is already very difficult to deal with, plus a David Alaba who is inserted in the back!"

Southampton's current tactics are to play very resolutely down the left, with David Alaba inserting Xavi Martinez, Raphael Varane and Cesar Azpilicueta acting somewhat like a back three.

"Phil Jones loses his place too easily, it's pretty damning!"

As soon as Steve Lande's words fell, Southampton again organised an attack on the pitch.

Hazard cut down the middle, received a pass from Luka Modric and played a delicate one-two with James Rodriguez, which went straight into the box, where Ibrahimovic followed up and shot just wide.

This wave of attacks made everyone in the entire Wembley stadium break out in a cold sweat, and they all let out a sigh.

Almost scored!

Moyes also sighed, Manchester United's midfield is weak, but isn't the back line worse?

Ferdinand sat in the stands in this game, Phil Jones is known as the flying general, fierce is very fierce, but it is unreliable.

Vidic and Evra are old and have long since lost their bravery.

It can be said that Manchester United's midfield is very pitiful, but it is not as good as the backline!

"David, do you want to let all the players in the front court come back and stabilize the situation first?" Steve Lande suggested.

Moyes hesitated, will anyone scold conservatives in this retreat?

You know, Manchester United and Southampton are both Premier League powerhouses, if the Red Devils are pressed and beaten by the Saints, where will the face of the Red Devils fans go? Will the fans be angry with me?

But just as Moyes hesitated, Southampton on the pitch launched another attack.

Tokroos quickly stabbed the ball past Luka Modric after a half-time break and the Croatian got away from a defender and passed to Eden Hazard.

The Belgian took the ball to face Rafael and resolutely chose to cut inside with the ball.

The Brazilian right-back had to keep up and Hazard suddenly played a pass to James Rodriguez, who had cut in at back.

The unguarded Colombian midfielder picked up a cross and moved the ball diagonally to the left wing.

David Alaba burst forward on the left flank, and on the left side of the penalty area, he unloaded a pass from James Rodriguez and then slotted his left foot into the box with a cross.

Seeing the middle of the penalty area, Ibrahimovic quickly followed, blocked Vidic with his body, met the incoming ball, and directly shook his head with a lion and pushed the ball to the bottom left corner of the goal.

The ball bottomed out and bounced off the goal line!

De Gea couldn't do anything in the face of this close shot!

And when Ibrahimovic completed his shot, Phil Jones, who was supposed to be stuck in front of Ibrahimovic, was too late!

“goallllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll！！！！！！”

"In the ninth minute, just nine minutes into the game, Southampton shook off and knocked on Manchester United's goal!"

'Left-back David Alaba set up Zlatan Ibrahimovic's header, it was a great combination!'

"From the slow-motion replay, after Southampton broke the ball in midfield, they quickly launched a counterattack, and after a continuous pass, to the front, James Rodriguez's kick was so good, the field of vision was really wide, and I saw David Alaba inserted in the back!"

"Phil Jones lost his position too easily, he should have clamped Ibrahimovic left and right with Vidic, but after he left his position, Ibrahimovic was like no one to defend at all!"

"Manchester United's defence, it's still a problem at the back!"

"In fact, as early as last season, when Alex Ferguson was in charge of Manchester United, the defensive problem has always been the focus of everyone's doubts, because among the top seven teams in the league, Manchester United has the second-lowest number of goals conceded, only slightly better than Tottenham Hotspur, which is completely incompatible with Manchester United's goal of winning the title!"

'There has been a lot of talk about revamping the defence since David Moyes took over, but neither the International Champions Cup nor the Community Shield has been able to improve United's defensive problems.

When the on-site commentator analyzed this, the camera just gave a big close-up of Moyes, who had a grim face in front of the coach's box.

This made the on-site commentator sigh with emotion: "Last season's outstanding performance has exhausted the last trace of Manchester United's strength, when Scholes retired and the team's attack fell into an embarrassment, the defensive problem could not be solved well, and Manchester United this season was in danger!" ”

I believe that everyone who sees Moyes's expression at this moment will find that this conclusion has already been written on the face of the Scottish manager!