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Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink tasked with sharpening England's attack in new assistant role

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink will be tasked with sharpening the skills of England's forwards as part of his coaching role with the England national team.

Hasselbaink will replace Chris Powell as Gareth Southgate's assistant soon and has joined up with England at St George's Park before their European Championship qualifiers.

The former Leeds United, Chelsea and Middlesbrough forward has been working as a Sky Sports pundit since resigning as Burton Albion manager in September.

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The Dutchman had two spells with Burton, and also boasts managerial experience at Royal Antwerp, Queens Park Rangers and Northampton Town.

Chelsea and England left-back Ben Chilwell is relishing the chance to serve under a coach with such a vast amount of experience both in terms of his playing career and his time in management.

“He was in the meeting and on the training pitch today [Tuesday],” Chilwell said via The Times. “It’s really good to have him with us. He is a vastly experienced player. He has played a lot of games in the Premier League and especially for Chelsea.

“That’s what I know about him. I’ve seen him a lot at Chelsea games. He is a great guy on and off the pitch and we are very lucky to have him with us.”

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