ROSLER: FRANKFURT GAME TO PROVIDE ANSWERS

ROSLER: FRANKFURT GAME TO PROVIDE ANSWERS

Head coach previews Tuesday’s friendly with Eintracht Frankfurt...

Uwe Rosler expects to get "some good answers" from United’s friendly with Eintracht Frankfurt on Tuesday evening, saying "you’ll see afterwards where we are".

The game - live on LUTV (5.15pm kick-off UK time) - is the first fixture of the club’s pre-season tour of Austria and Norway, which culminates against Hoffenheim in Lillestrom on Saturday.

Frankfurt, who finished ninth in the Bundesliga last term, will provide United’s biggest test of the summer so far as Rosler gears his players up for the new campaign.

“Playing a top opposition, I expect that we raise our level like we did from Harrogate to York,” the head coach said.

“Now, we raise it from York to Frankfurt. We’ll be put through very difficult conditions – it will be hot and we will have to run a lot.

“We will have to be working as a team against the ball and with the ball. We have to show a willingness to attack, even against top opposition.

“I think, in terms of fitness and morale and organisation, we will get some good answers tonight.

“I will give players a chance, especially when I see them doing well in training.

“I’m looking forward to the game. It will be a big test and you’ll see afterwards where we are.”

On the training camp so far, Rosler added: “We’ve been working on more football specific fitness, around roles and responsibilities for certain positions.

“We’ve been working on team shape and more speed orientated exercises.

“Now is the time – three weeks before kick-off – where we have to go from a diesel engine to a Ferrari engine. We have to train on that, that’s what we’ve been focusing on.

“We’re not only preparing for the Burnley game, we’re preparing for 10 months.

“The Burnley game is a very important one but it’s not our last game. We have to understand that we have to be where we want to be in May 2016.

“For that, we have to prepare for a marathon. We’re not preparing for a sprint.”

How to follow United’s pre-season tour:
Here on leedsunited.com we’ll be bringing you exclusive content every day of the tour from within the camp, including behind-the-scenes photos, interviews, match reports and any breaking news as it happens. Our official Twitter account - @LUFC – will bring you team news and live updates of both games. If you're making the trip, we'd love to see your photos using the hashtag  #lufcontour .

LUTV are also out in Austria and Norway to follow United every step of the way, and subscribers can watch Tuesday's game with Eintracht Frankfurt live, as well as enjoying full match commentary of both friendlies, highlights, exclusive interviews, behind-the-scenes footage and much, much more. Click here to subscribe now for just £1 per week!

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