He's certainly different to previous Huddersfield Town bosses, the first foreigner to take charge of the club, and the first to take the title head coach rather than manager.

But there’s still something reassuringly familiar about David Wagner , particularly when he starts to talk football.

The 44-year-old is a former USA international striker, but his background is solidly German.

We all know how successful they have been in the round-ball game over the years.

And Town fans will be delighted to see the former Borussia Dortmund reserve boss get one over on his English counterparts in the Championship.

Wagner cut a relaxed and thoughtful figure as he was introduced to the media shortly before meeting his new players.

But there was no mistaking the seriousness with which he is taking his new task.

The sports jacket and open-necked shirt will soon be swapped for a tracksuit as he and right-hand man Christoph Buhler get down to business.

David Wagner. David Wagner (centre) and assistant head coach Christoph Buhler.

The next five days will be spent at a training camp in Spain.

But as the old cliche (and you won’t hear Wagner using many of those) goes, it will be no holiday.

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The camp provides the perfect chance for the head coach, his assistant and the players to get to know each other.

Wagner will outline his vision of the way forward for Huddersfield Town.

To borrow the former Eintracht Frankfurt, Mainz and Schalke player’s expression, it’s a “restart” for the club as he succeeds Chris Powell with a side 19th in the table and only two points above the relegation zone.

Restart it may be, but it’s not reinventing the wheel.

“Anyone who has seen Dortmund at any level over the last few years will know how we like to play,” he said.

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“This is what we want to bring to Huddersfield. I want passion in our play, and speed.

“In Germany, we call it game pressing. It is to always be on the front foot, to press the opposition, to play at full throttle, to score goals and to win matches.

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“It’s not over-complicated, because this is a simple game, but it requires the right mentality and unbelievable fitness.”

So is Wagner inheriting players who can gegenpress, or will he be dipping into the transfer market at the first opportunity?

“Never is the word restart better,” he responded.

“First of all, I will look at players here. They all have the chance to show their ability and mentality to me.

“I have no relationship with any of them, I don’t know anyone better than anyone else.

“We will see who is able to go our way, and hopefully they all will.

“Of course we have an opportunity to change the squad during the winter window. But I want to give everybody a chance.”

Wagner won the UEFA Cup with Schalke as well as promotion to Germany’s third tier with Dortmund II.

And he showed the managerial equivalent of neat footwork to sidestep the inevitable questions about the link-up with ex-Dortmund first-team boss Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool which was rumoured before his appointment by Town.

“This is not the day to talk about Liverpool,” he smiled.

“Of course Jurgen and I have a good relationship, both as friends and working colleagues.

“I spoke to him when Huddersfield approached me and he advised me to go for it and wished me all the best.”

So what was it about Huddersfield Town that appealed to Wagner?

“It’s very simple,” he said.

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“What Huddersfield Town expects is exactly what I stand for.

“Passion, speed, industry, attacking football and trying to develop young players. It’s exactly what I have done in the past.

“I don’t have to be an actor. I can be myself. It’s the perfect situation for me.

“I know (chairman) Dean Hoyle, (chief executive) Nigel Clibbens and (head of football operations) Stuart Webber have their vision.

“It’s up to me to open the minds of the players, to bring in the new ideas.

“We all know we must do it step by step and it will take a little time.

“But we all have the ambition to make this vision true.”