The manager emphasized that building match fitness took priority over tactical perfection during the opening exhibition matches.
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"I think at this stage it's purely fitness. As I say, we worked very, very hard today.
You wouldn't prepare usually for a game on a Saturday like that.
We're trying to push them a little bit harder so that when it comes to the season, they're ahead of themselves," he added.
Despite the heavy focus on stamina, Robinson noted that strategic offensive movements practiced behind closed doors were beginning to show on the pitch.
"But you're looking for certain things that you've worked on in training as well. You know, some patterns, which we saw in the friendly on Wednesday night.
A lot of our final third play was very good against a lower team that will sit in, which will replicate the cup games and replicate some games during the season.
It's important to have that creativity," Robinson said.
The friendly match was decided by a fourth-minute goal from Toyosi Olusanya, allowing Robinson to field two entirely different lineups across each half.
"You're looking at the early stages of those patterns and team shape, but it is mostly fitness.
You want to get a good 45 minutes out of the players, and then we'll change the full 11 and then go to Holland with 90 minutes under our belts from the two games," Robinson said.
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Aberdeen will face FC Twente in a friendly in the Netherlands before starting their competitive campaign against Brora Rangers in the Premier Sports Cup.
