The short break eventually came to an end.
By Tuesday, Leo was back at Wigan's training ground, where the weather had done little to improve.
The sky remained grey, and the cold still lingered across the pitches.
His teammates, however, looked considerably better than they had after the Aston Villa game.
There was a noticeable difference in the atmosphere.
Conversations came more easily, the usual jokes had returned, and even the players who had spent most of the previous week complaining about their tired legs seemed to have recovered some enthusiasm.
Dawson gathered the squad before training and looked around at the group.
"Better?"
A few players nodded.
"Much better," Jake answered.
"Good. Because we've got work to do."
There were a few smiles as Dawson continued.
"We've had a couple of days to recover, and I expect everyone to make the most of that. Palace aren't going to make things easy for us.
