Thierry was a perfectionist, reflects Dein. I think perhaps he was motivated because the year before, he was the runner-up in the Ballon d'Or to Pavel Nedved.
Henry's rejection by France Football for the gong remains one of the biggest robberies in the award's history. Still, Dein maintains that he's one of the best players of his generation.
He was one of those players that whenever he received the ball, you instinctively moved forward in your seat, Dein continued. You felt the expectation was there for him to do something special and invariably, he did.
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