Dundee head coach Steven Pressley is hoping his players will see the best version of their boss after the international break.
The Dark Blues, who are eighth in the Premiership, welcome Celtic to Dens Park on Sunday.
Pressley's men were unbeaten in their previous five matches before a 1-0 defeat at Hearts just before the break and sit five points above the relegation play-off spot and 17 points off the bottom with seven games to play.
And the Dundee boss has used the international break for a much needed rest.
"From my own perspective I took a week off, I went down south to the family and completely switched off from football," he said.
"The players and the other members of staff, they were in until the Wednesday and then had four days themselves off to recharge.
"I think it was very productive. I think, at times, the most important thing is that the players don't just see you, they see the best version of you. Sometimes in order to see that you need to recharge the batteries.
"During my week off I virtually spent no attention to football and the first time I really switched back on to football was when I went to watch my son on Saturday at Gillingham.
"That aside I really turned off and it was, I hope, a productive period for me."
The 52-year-old spent four years in England with Premier League side Brentford as head of individual player development.
And Pressley admits that's where he learned the importance of rest.
"It is something that I am always trying to learn as a coach and from my early jobs I was 24/7 and then never took any time off," he added.
"I thought I always had to be seen and in the end you wear yourself down.
"But when I was at Brentford during international breaks Thomas Frank would always take a week off and it is very much what I have tried to do.
"Outwith the international breaks I work exceptionally hard but then that one week where I can recharge the batteries is vitally important."
