Saints jet off to Switzerland this morning for a break in the snow ready to regroup before the final ten games of the season.

The balls and cones are being left at home for what is instead a few days of team bonding.

Ronald Koeman believes it is perfect timing following last night's win against Crystal Palace at St Mary's.

He said: “I think the break is good now. I think everybody will come back to start the first of the ten games what we have to play now and the break is good.

“The best is the result. That is the best.

“The rest and the then days what we have to prepare the Chelsea game will be important for us to try to play good football what we used to do and what a little bit was struggling in the last few weeks and that’s all about the confidence of the players.”

Amongst the squad hoping to refresh and regroup is Graziano Pelle.

The big striker’s goal drought extended to a tenth Premier League match with the Italian being substituted in the second half of last night’s win over Crystal Palace for Shane Long.

“It’s difficult. I think he was working very hard. He was maybe one or two situations a little bit unlucky but we have now the bench to change,” said Koeman.

“Maybe in the last two or three games we have that possibility to do changes in the game what we did today and Shane Long is working hard, he’s doing well and if Pelle is a little bit struggling then it’s normal that you give opportunities to Shane Long.

“It’s not about Pelle, it’s about the whole team and that’s the most important.”