I would imagine it has long been arranged that players have a few days off to start the international break, this seems like the perfect time of the season to give players a chance to relax and recharge.
This is a stupid international break as it's mostly friendlies, the only players who are involved in competitive games are Neco Wiliams and Odysseas in the Euro qualifiers and Wood in some weird cup tournament New Zealand are playing in Cairo. A few of the others have friendlies including Murillo who has just been called up by Brazil for the first time, but none of the other South Americans are involved.