Hasselbaink On Why He Feels Mourinho apos;s Spurs Will Finish Above Chelsea
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink has a newborn granddaughter. He also has four daughters. And a wife. So what is it like at home this Christmas?
‘Emotional!' he booms. ‘Lots of shouting, lots of ups and downs.'
And דירות דיסקרטיות בצפון that's just you, yes?
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink spoke exclusively to Sportsmail before taking over at Burton Albion
Hasselbaink had been earning a reputation as a funny, straight-talking pundit on Sky Sports
‘No, no, no… I'm staying out of it.
I just walk out the door. I sit on the fence.'
It will be one of the few times Hasselbaink has risked splinters. Granddad Jimmy he may now be, but the former Leeds, Chelsea and Holland striker isn't for mellowing just yet, not at 48.
And, as of Friday night, he was back in management with League One Burton Albion, the appointment coming after his interview with Sportsmail.
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It will be television's loss, for Hasselbaink has caught the eye and the ear in recent months with some feisty exchanges as a pundit on Sky Sports, including one verbal joust with Patrice Evra.
‘He was contradicting himself.
I wasn't being awkward, I just didn't agree with him,' says Hasselbaink. The clip went viral online.
The fire, then, is still burning. That much was also obvious by the video - filmed by former Chelsea team-mate John Terry - of Hasselbaink competing in the dads' race at his daughter's school sports day. We'll let him tell the story.
‘I got a good start, I was in front. Then I notice another dad is getting closer. And closer. I think, "I need to dive to win here".
So I get my hands out and shoulders forward. But I end up stumbling and falling over the line. But hey, I won! I made my daughter proud. Just as well I'll be in the granddad's race next year though.'
Hasslebaink, you suspect before meeting him, could be moody. He certainly looked it as a player. So how do you ask someone if they are prone to a sulk without, well, risking a sulk? I give him a choice: moody diva or good guy?
‘I am a very brilliant guy,' he smiles.
