JIMMY Floyd Hasselbaink insisted he had ‘no second thoughts’ about returning to Burton Albion – and immediately set his sights on saving their League One status.
The former Leeds and Chelsea striker led the Brewers to the League Two title in 2015 and left to join QPR in December of that year with the club top of the third tier.
However, they have endured tougher times since then and are currently bottom of League One, eight points from safety. That led to the sacking of Jake Buxton and left the door open for Hasselbaink to return, with chairman Ben Robinson eager to appoint someone with managerial experience.
Hasselbaink was given a glimpse of the magnitude of the challenge ahead of him when he watched Burton lose 5-1 against Oxford yesterday. He starts work tomorrow on the training ground and will be assisted by former Stevenage and Oldham manager Dino Maamria.
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