Dutch Connection Helped Hasselbaink And Gudjohnsen Forge Chelsea Partnership

The former Chelsea striker says their understanding was never rehearsed, with their on-field chemistry coming naturally — helped by speaking Dutch to keep opponents guessing.

The Rakyat Post Ikhwan Zulkaflee · News & blogs · 1 hr ago

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Hasselbaink and Gudjohnsen communicated in Dutch during matches, aiding their partnership without deliberate training.

Hasselbaink and Gudjohnsen spoke Dutch on the pitch to communicate secretly.
Their partnership developed naturally without focused training.
Gudjohnsen was fluent in Dutch from his time at PSV Eindhoven.

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Speaking Dutch on the pitch came naturally to Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and his favourite strike partner, Eidur Gudjohnsen, giving the former Chelsea duo an added advantage over opposition defenders.

However, Hasselbaink revealed that their understanding was never something they deliberately worked on during training.

Hasselbaink was in Kuala Lumpur recently as part of The Famous CFC fan engagement programme, now in its fifth year.

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Published: November 2, 2026 at 12:07 PM GMT+8
By: Ikhwan Zulkaflee
Section: Malaysia
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