New acquisitions arrive as Loons prepare for only game in month-plus span

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Minnesota United will have had two weeks off when they face Real Salt Lake this weekend, then have three weeks after that before their next match against FC Dallas on June 19th.

Playing only a single match in a span of 39 days has both rewards and challenges.

Click the video box on this page to watch United midfielder Jacori Hayes and manager Adrian Heath discuss the pros-and-cons of being in a thin stretch of the schedule, as well as the impact of incoming international additions Adrien Hunou and Franco Fragapane

The slow schedule is allowing plenty of time on the practice field both for strategy sessions and additional conditioning.

It’s also allowing newly-acquired international players Adrien Hunou and Franco Fragapane time to settle in with their new team