What Charlie Austin thought of ex-QPR boss Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink - he was brutally honest | OneFootball

Charlie Austin has explained why he “really didn’t like” former boss Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink of the Under The Cosh podcast

Striker Charlie Austin has worked under numerous managers in a career spanning well over a decade, but it was his short spell under Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink at QPR that he found the most testing.

Austin joined QPR in 2013 from Burnley and was living a charmed life as the club’s primary striker, netting 17 goals in the Championship in 2013/14 and backing that up with 18 league strikes the season after in the Premier League.

That was all before former Chelsea striker Hasselbaink was appointed as the Hoops’ new manager at the end of 2015.

Despite the similarities in position between the boss and Austin, they never saw eye to eye.

Charlie Austin names Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink as least favourite QPR manager

Appearing on the Under The Cosh podcast, Austin wasted no time in revealing who his least favourite boss at QPR was.

“Hasselbaink,” the 36-year-old admitted rapidly. “Just didn't like him. I couldn't get on with him.

“It was more, he knew I only had six months left, and he knew I was waiting to go. We just clashed straight away.

“Centre forward, I thought he was going to bring something to the table for me. He brought **** all, like he brought nothing to the table for me.”

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink berated for training style at QPR

When players and managers clash, it can often centre around a lack of opportunity on the pitch or comments made in conversation, but for Austin, it was Hasselbaink’s training that caused the most annoyance.

The striker claims that the Dutchman would focus heavily on running during the week, having players running between 8-10k, even when there had been midweek fixtures.

“He said, ‘This is what we used to do in Italy,’ and all this,” Austin reported. “And it was just like, ‘Oh, you're an idiot’. You had to just almost go for, like, a trot, like a good 25 to 30-minute trot around the training ground.

“He was just someone that I just really didn't like. He'd flog the lads, like it right after them in the running.

“He just had this thing about getting fit, and the lads just couldn't buy into it.”

Austin feels he got the last laugh with Southampton move

Austin didn’t have long left on his contract and was counting down the days to get away from Hasselbaink, but he would bag an even earlier exit when Southampton came knocking.

The Saints agreed a £4m fee with QPR to take the striker in January 2016, much to the delight of Austin, who wasted no time in rubbing it in the face of his foe.

“When I got given the thumbs up to go to Southampton, I was delighted to tell him,” Austin admitted. “I was delighted to tell him that I'm off and just walked out, and I’ve not seen or heard or spoke to him since.”

Hasselbaink has since taken roles at Northampton Town, Burton Albion and was even taken into the England setup under Gareth Southgate, so clearly has admirers in the game, but it’s safe to say Austin isn’t one of them.