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BERLIN, July 9-- A well-deserved vacation seems no reason for Liverpool coach Juergen Klopp not to care about his old companion David Wagner. The 2019 Champions League winners support in several phone-calls might indeed be helpful as the challenge the former Huddersfield Town manager is facing couldn't be bigger. The 47-year-old former Premier League coach is nothing less than the figurehead of a profound renewal process for one of Germany's most famous football clubs. Structural changes haven't been more significant in the Royal Blues' history. Schalke's new structures still need to survive the ups and downs of an entire season but times of arbitrary decisions made by mighty officials are said to be over. Schalke's new board-member sports Jochen Schneider made Wagner the spearhead of a movement the entire club is expected benefitting from. "Success in Huddersfield always was a common achievement," 1997 UEFA Cup champion Wagner commented adding that always needs to be remembered at Schalke while heading for new shores. While Wagner is the side's 10th coach in 10 years has Schalke expanded its structure around the team to address the needs of modern football. A general sports coordinator joined the Bundesliga outfits as well as a supervising scout, a psychologist, an integration manager, and a video-analyst and a managing director only taking of the professional teams demands. After Schalke's difficulties emerged from its inconsistency over the past years, it is on Wagner having to initiate a re-launch on the pitch affecting the entire club. The German-Italian manager is a top line innovative coach, who has the charisma and honesty to bring the fans, the community, the players, and the club together to act as a unity. | 
