 Hasselbaink was a quick sprinter and had a powerful shot , able to shoot with his left @-@ foot despite being primarily right @-@ footed . Tom Sheen , sports reporter for The Independent and Chelsea supporter , wrote that " [ Hasselbaink ] possessed one of the best strikes ever seen at Stamford Bridge , was an expert free @-@ kick taker , great with both feet and decent in the air " . 
