"So it's knowing where you're at in those particular positions, whose fitness is where, but also to get them to bond with each other and support one another".
Few companies today can boast the longevity of Charles Atlas Ltd., whose fitness plan has remained largely unchanged since Mr. Atlas and Mr. Roman wrote it.
Pato, Marco Borriello and Ronaldinho, whose fitness has improved somewhat, make up a three-man attack that also has Clarence Seedorf in close support.
At 28, Djokovic is the supreme athlete of men's tennis, a competitor whose fitness seems to be as permanently reliable as his form.
The medical analogy might extend to the equivalent of the General Medical Council, whose fitness to practise panel strikes off repeat offenders.
The defence picks itself, although John Terry and Ashley Cole have been among those whose fitness is causing Chelsea's manager Luiz Felipe Scolari concern.
The Springbok captain has been taken to the hospital for an x-ray on his jaw and Meyer would not reveal the identities of the other "five or six" players whose fitness is similarly under review.
The right-back, whose fitness catastrophes mean he has made a meagre 13 appearances in the Premier League for Arsenal since joining them three and a half seasons ago, seized it.
Shaw, whose fitness has been questioned by Van Gaal since returning from the World Cup, is waiting to find out whether the injury might delay the start to his United career even further.
Phil-Gritsch, an imposing, shaven-headed figure who watches most of Djokovic's matches alongside his coach, Boris Becker, first made his name working with Thomas Muster, a former world No 1 whose fitness and powers of endurance were legendary.
But as public expectations rise, from Australia to Brazil, from Honduras to Japan, some national coaches are placing almost spiritual trust in players whose fitness or form have long been suspect.
