Asked this Friday in a press conference on who he thinks deserves to be named Ballon d'Or 2018, Thierry Henry does not go out of his way. The coach of AS Monaco, member of the staff of Belgium at the time of the world cup, gives preference to the champions of the French world, or to the Belgian international.
According to the top scorer of the France team (123 caps, 51 goals), now Monaco coach, the next gold ball must go to a French or Eden Hazard.
"For me, the best player in the World Cup was Eden Hazard, and from far away. From far away. After, the France team wins the World Cup. In general, we will always draw in the world champion team. And I think it would be inadmissible if it is not a French player or Eden Hazard, " said Thierry Henry in press conference of the ASM.
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The former striker of the Blues, who had finished twice on the podium of the Ballon d'Or over his career, second in 2003 and third in 2006, adds however that he has always been "struck" by the way the laureate is elected: "After, the choices ... I am well placed to know it, sometimes it depends on the heads. So here ... Who will win? Let's be chauvinistic, if it's a Frenchman who wins, no matter which, it's good for French football. "
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