Aston Villa's Gareth Barry believes the international break has come at a good time for the club and that the form they displayed prior to a mini falter will return.

Villa have managed to grab just one point form their past five outings and have lost fourth place to Arsenal but Barry says their recent fortunes will turn after a freshen up.

"When times at your club are hard, it is sometimes nice to get away and have a break, get some wins with the national side, then go back and refocus on your league performances," Barry said on Setanta Sports News..

"Hopefully it has come at the right time so we can go back for the final eight games and finish strongly."