Well of course but look at Moyes demeanour from day one. I mean he thought nothing of saying about when he was told by SAF that he would get the job that "the blood drained from my face". That exudes fear and trepidation ... Idiocy of the highest order undermining himself like this from day one ...
To be fair to him, following Sir Alex Ferguson is a lot harder than, say, following David Moyes.