Who's Hasselbaink? Two-time Premier League Golden Boot winners also won silver boots in La Liga. He was also recognized as a first-class shooter that year, and his personal strength should not be underestimated. Compared with Ali today, it is even worse.
Therefore, when the former Premier League Golden Boot made such a meaningful statement, it instantly detonated public opinion. According to the implication of Hasselbaink's words, the reason why Mourinho gave up Ali and his former Premier League Golden Boots was actually to bully and prove that he was a real power figure in the team by expelling big-name stars.
Logically speaking, Hasselbaink's statement seems to have some truth. I believe that as long as I am a friend with a little workplace experience, I have been exposed to similar logic to some extent.
But the crux of the matter is that logical meaning does not represent truth. As for Mourinho's abandonment of Ali and former Premier League golden boot Hasselbaink, the reason is really not that complicated, purely a tactical mistake.
Let's start with Ali. Mourinho's usual formation at Tottenham is 4-3-3. Ali basically has no ability to play winger, and there is no way to compete with Kane for center. He is destined to take part in the halftime match. However, this formation requires extremely strict defensive ability of the midfield, but Ali has long been accustomed to the play of privileged players, and neither defensive enthusiasm nor defensive skills are suitable for the three-midfield system.
If it's just a defense problem, Ali has some problems with his attitude. To make matters worse, Mourinho has plenty of choices in attacking midfield, including Ndombe Lai, who is good at breaking through crowds, and Lausel Suo, who has good passing ability. Their offensive ability is not inferior to Ali, and their defensive execution is still above Ali.
In that case, what reason does Mourinho have not to abandon Ali? What's more, Ali's marginalization is not the original creation of Uncle Bird. As early as Pochettino coached Tottenham Hotspur, Ali's main position was actually not stable.
Or to put it more bluntly, if Pochettino really believes that Ali is a legend. Then, in the summer of 20 19, why did Uncle Bo need to spend hundreds of millions of euros to introduce Ndombe Lai and Lauserso, two players who are close to Ali? This is really illogical.
Moreover, Hasselbaink's problem is even simpler. Although the Dutch striker has always maintained a good goal efficiency and can beat the Quartet in the Premier League La Liga, he is a striker who focuses on the end and rarely undertakes other tasks such as cooperation. Or to put it more simply, apart from scoring goals, Hasselbaink's help to the team is extremely limited.
Therefore, even at the peak of his career, Hasselbaink could not play for the Dutch national team. As for the Dutch main striker at that time was Kluiwitt, the scoring efficiency was not as good as that of Hasselbaink. However, Kluivert can coordinate, pass the ball, organize the attack when necessary, and completely explode Hasselbaink, which is the fundamental reason why he became the main striker of the Dutch national team. It is obviously no accident that Hiddink and Rijkaard both made such a choice.
As for Mourinho, his tactical system tailored for Chelsea at that time was 4-3-3, and there must be a Drogba-style all-around fighter in the center position. Even at the peak of power, Sepchenko can't be the core of this system, let alone Hasselbaink, and he can't even be compared with Kruvet. It is purely inconsistent with this system, so it is not surprising that Mourinho gave up early.
Cut the problem open, in fact, it's not that complicated, it's not bullying, it's just not suitable for the tactical system. Don't over-interpret Mourinho, he is the least "palace" coach.