Sky tv have created a monster in the EPL,brainwashing for the last 15 years the EPL is the best league in the world, repeat, repeat,repeat, elevating mediocre players with mediocre ability into believing because they get big bucks that they are footballing gods, the world cup just proved that theory out, the EPL - a league where a player can get 50k a week for tying his laces and a 15k bonus for puting his boots on the correct feet. For the last 15 years, surely not, the English 1st division improved with the arrival of Abramovich, before that it was well behind Seria A, La Liga, and Bundesliga. The English are desperate for something to make them look good on the football scene since their national side has been shite for ages and from there all the over-hyping comes. Delusional statements like Rooney being the best forward in the world and Ferdinand the best centre back are inherent to the English nowadays. They got reality check on this world cup, but I bet it won't stop them having that holier-than-thou attitude. As for Johnson he is shite, but even the Scouse I met know he is shite. One of the worst defenders I seen last season at Calderón and being Atlético Madrid supporter I get to see shite defenders week in and week out.