But, perhaps the most startling thing is not that a top class manager had succumbed to the stress of coaching at the top level but that so few of them actually do.
Many players in the financial industry will eagerly set you up with an institutional-class money manager.
Capello's honours and success prove his credentials as the "world-class" manager the Football Association said it wanted to appoint.
Further, the shift into alternative assets on the part of many institutions has added significant asset class, strategy and manager complexity to institutional portfolios.
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"It's all first class, " says Team travel manager Scott Akasaki, whose biggest headaches during the season are changing plans on the fly after rain outs, extra-inning games or last minute scheduling changes by ESPN.
And General Manager Jay Feaster told his scouts the 2011 draft class should be the group that leads the Flames to long-term success?
You can also agree in advance to focus class projects on issues of interest to your manager or firm.
"What we have is a world class oil field sitting below a world class city, " said John Martini, manager of governmental affairs for Plains Exploration and Production Co.
But his performances have yet to convince Spain manager Luis Aragones, who has a plethora of world-class goalkeepers at his disposal, including Real Madrid's Iker Casillas, Valencia's Santiago Canizares and Liverpool's Pepe Reina.
At least one endowment manager recently surveyed by Preqin suggested that as big investors abandon the asset class it was a good time to invest.
"I'm definitely interested in making a career change, " said Kirsten Nordine, a 32-year-old product manager at a technology start-up who is taking Mr. Medford's class.
Helen Mason, project manager for Southampton Studio School, said one of its "key qualities" would be small class sizes.
Villa manager Gerard Houllier's youthful side showed plenty of endeavour but were desperately short on the class their opponents had at their disposal and were heavily punished as they continued the struggles the Frenchman has endured since succeeding Martin O'Neill in the Villa Park hot-seat.
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