The veteran coach pointed to recent experiences against continental heavyweights as the catalyst for this physical evolution.
Broos noted that coming up against rivals like Nigeria highlighted a significant height deficit that he is determined to bridge before the World Cup begins.
“We played against Nigeria in the qualifiers, and the shortest guy on the pitch was 1,83 meters – the shortest, so in football you need big guys, 20 or 30 years ago the big guys couldn’t run, but now they are athletes,” he stated.
