Leicester City full-back Hamza Choudhury praised Marti Cifuentes for their good start to the season after the new Foxes manager was recruited deep into pre-season.
The Foxes are fourth in the Championship after only losing once in five games - a 2-1 defeat by Preston after a late winner from Milutin Osmajic.
"I think we can use them [the international breaks] as little checkpoints. Especially after it being a big summer and a big transfer window," Choudhury told BBC Radio Leicester.
"Looking back, it feels as if we have made a really good start.