David Moyes and his Sunderland players will head to New York with their Premier League fightback having come to an abrupt halt against Southampton.
Moyes hopes to foster a new team spirit during a four-day bonding trip to set up his squad for a run-in that will determine which division the club plays its football in next season.
Having seen Sunderland win 4-0 at Crystal Palace, Moyes witnessed a horror show at the Stadium of Light on Saturday as EFL Cup finalists Southampton won by the same score.
But the manager said the defeat would not alter his focus for what he wants to achieve in New York.
He added: "We have got some time together. Look, a lot of teams who are out of the FA Cup are doing different things and we are doing something as well."
The Sunderland squad will take in basketball and ice hockey games as well as visiting Ground Zero during their time away.
Moyes hopes the exercise will further integrate new arrivals Joleon Lescott, Darron Gibson and Bryan Oviedo into the squad and foster a togetherness for the battles ahead.
Speaking about the Southampton game, he said: "Ultimately what you see is the result, and the result was bad.
"But every time we put on a more attacking player it got worse, so for us trying to win the game or do something, it didn't necessarily make us any better."