But expectations are the burden of the achieving manager.
That victory showcased a bright, attacking display from a near first-choice Roberto Martinez side to give them confidence of achieving their manager's aim of going as far as possible in this season's competition.
I know it sounds counter-intuitive but the moment I started focusing on my own goals for growth, it made achieving my manager's required outcomes much easier.
Such integration can be achieved by managers and employees in various corporate functions, like purchasing, manufacturing, research and development (R&D), sales or marketing.
For some project objectives, higher organizational performance can be achieved when managers learn that they have no basic differences in real interests and they can agree upon a resource allocation policy.
Unfortunately you get too many managers achieving success with another type of football.
No other manager has progressed beyond the semi-finals of a major competition before or since, with only two managers achieving a semi-final appearance, Bobby Robson at the 1990 World Cup, and Terry Venables in the 1996 European Championship.
The result keeps Arsenal four points clear of nearest challengers Chelsea at the top of the table, and was achieved despite manager Arsene Wenger making several changes to the starting XI.
"He is an integral part of what we're striving to achieve here," manager Paul Buckle told the club website. .
"We are on the cusp of something, but we haven't achieved anything," manager Stubbs told BBC Scotland.
Many others have not in a division in which only nine of 24 managers have been in situ for a year or more, including Charlton's Chris Powell and Brighton's Gus Poyet, who are perhaps the highest-achieving managers of the season.
