Sympathy was scarce in Ireland on Monday when news emerged of Thierry Henry's depression admission.
The Frenchman has taken on villainy status since the Hand of God incident that denied Ireland a likely shootout at reaching the 2010 World Cup.
Beneath the seemingly personification of confidence, to some tantamount to cockiness, lay a man immersed in fear, beset by a pressure from childhood to appease an expectant father.
Where the shock was equal but the reception warmer on the same day was the confession of similar struggles by James Talbot, the 26-year-old first-choice goalkeeper of Bohemians.
"James Talbot will be absent from team duties in the coming weeks, and perhaps beyond," read the club statement issued by his club, five weeks ahead of the new season kicking off.
"James is facing mentally health challenges, known by the club for some time, and is taking time to properly address these. He is now receiving the professional assistance required and we will be working with him towards a full recovery."
Unlike the suave and debonair Henry, Talbot has always been renowned for his bubbliness on and off the pitch.
He first came to public attention in 2013 as the liveware character in Premier Ambitions, a six-part television documentary which followed the fortunes of Irish club Home Farm's U15 team.
Success in the currency of trophies was a subplot to the overall narrative around which of the players would bank that coveted contract in England. Talbot emerged as the standout from the famed nursey, landing an apprenticeship deal with Sunderland.
His infectious personality chimed with the overall goalkeeper caricature, madcap traits tolerated by an the injection of positivity to the team dynamic. Talent like
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