Break is just what we needed says Town head coach Wagner

However, the German head coach feels his side need a breather after promotion to the top-flight via the SkyBet Championship play-offs meant last term was a lot longer than most.

“We are happy with our start (to the season) because of our results, the clean sheets and because of the performances we have put in,” said Town’s head coach.

“The players can see now that if they follow their ideas and their identity, even in the Premier League, they have a chance.

“It’s a perfect start for us and now I am very happy for us to have the international break because we had such a short offseason; the players now need their rest.”

During the two-week break a number of Town’s players will be away on international duty for their respective nations as qualification for next summer’s World Cup begins to gather pace.

Aaron Mooy will be in action for Australia with the side needing at least four points from their final two games to book a place in Russia without relying on other results. The Socceroos travel to Saitama to face Japan on August 31 before playing Thailand five days later at AAMI Park in Melbourne.

Meanwhile, Jonas Lössl and Mathias ‘Zanka’ Jørgensen are in the Denmark Squad for the qualifiers against Poland (September 1) and Armenia (September 4).

Midfielder Philip Billing has been included in the Danish Under 21 set-up for their forthcoming European Championship qualifiers.

The rest of the Town squad, including new signings Florent Hadergjonaj, Abdelhamid Sabiri, and Rob Green who are expected to travel to Hamburg to face Altona 93 in a friendly.

They will face the fourth tier (Regionalliga Nord) German side on Sunday, September 3, at