PHIL PARKINSON believes the international break has come at the perfect time as he looks to get several injured players back to full fitness and give his squad a well-earned breather.
Wrexham responded well to recent setbacks with Wednesday's 2-0 win against Middlesbrough, who headed to The Racecourse as Championship leaders, followed by a 1-1 home draw with high-fliers Wolves on Saturday.
Attacking midfielders Nathan Broadhead, Josh Windass and Callum O'Hare sat out those matches and Parkinson is hoping the trio can close in on a return to action ahead of the Reds' next match away to Lincoln City on Saturday November 21.
"I am just pleased it's two weeks like all the other managers," said Parkinson, referring to the first international break of the season which lasted three weeks.
"For us, Windass, Broady and O'Hare, we need to get those three available now. That's the key.
"While we've been waiting for some key players to come back, other players have stepped up brilliantly - Lewis O'Brien, George Thomason and Ollie Rathbone.
"But obviously in this division when we have a lot of midweek games, having options to go three attacking players on, and three off, can make a huge difference in a game.
"We did it a lot last season and it won us games.
"Now the medical department will have their own plan this week. They'll be planning it out meticulously for those injured players.
"It's a chance to get some work in the lads who need to work and build on what we've done this week."
Parkinson says players who have featured regularly deserve a chance to recharge the batteries and will get extra time off this week after Wrexham responded to back-to-back away defeats at Blackburn Rovers and Sheffield United by taking four points from a possible six against Boro and Wolves.
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"Other players will need some time off and I think deserve it after these two performances, so there will be a few days off," he added.
"But like I stressed to the lads, we've always had a culture here that you've got to earn your time off, you've got to earn your days off. I didn't want to plan the week too much until we saw the performance against Wolves.
"This is a serious business and when the lads have a couple of days off this week, I feel they've earned it with the last two performances.
"It's a hard industry, it's competitive and we've got to make sure that we have a real hunger and determination in the group."
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