Aston Villa boss Dean Smith is happy with the form of his players in training after defeat to Leeds United.
Villa meet Southampton on Sunday.
Smith remarked: "They were disappointed obviously.
"We'd spoken in the days before about how we didn't want to turn it into a game that favoured Leeds – end-to-end.
"They're renowned for their intensity and their fitness levels and as soon as they scored that first goal, we got drawn into the trap of going toe-to-toe with them.
"There was no getting high and no getting low. We haven't been too high after the four straight wins at the start of the season and we won't get too low over a poor 40 minutes."
He continued: "I've got a good idea of how these players will react because I've been with them for a long time now. I know their character.
"They were disappointed that we went away from our game plan against Leeds. It's just about getting back on the pitch and performing.
"I'm sure our players would have liked a game a lot sooner to put it right, but we've managed to have eight days to rectify mistakes and work on a tactical plan for Southampton."
