Random Nines Between CL and FA Cup

1. The first 30 minutes of the Barcelona-Leverkusen match raised the question of whether a team could hold 100% possession during a significant portion of a match. Seriously, it was like watching a Harlem Globetrotters-Washington Generals game, only not that close.
2. Carlos Puyol should be playing bass in a 70s classic rock band
3. I haven't been Per Mertesacker's biggest fan, but the thought of Sebastien Squillaci on the pitch again is almost too horrible to bear
4. It's open season on the Arsenal squad from former players. Keown. Dixon & Pettit.
5. Theo is supposedly out in the summer cull, according to the Mail, but I'll believe it when I see it. I stopped believing in Santa Claus and the Arsenal transfer window a few years back. 
6. Apparently, it's almost as fun being a Chelsea fan this year, as it is being a Gooner...
7. Martin O'Neill reckons he has the players to cause Arsenal trouble? Good one, Martin. Arsenal has the players to cause Arsenal trouble (see previous item) 
8. Switching to the MLS, I'm not an immediate fan of this trade. Don't know much about Johnson, though it doesn't appear that he's done too much consistently or recently. Throwing Fucito and Neagle into the pile for a striker of indeterminate value seems awfully high price to pay.
9. I'm still miffed that Sounders didn't get Seba back (letting the Whitecaps snag him instead). I'm skeptical that Eddie Johnson is the hard working, speedy goalscorer the squad needs. The comments I've seen around have noted that he's not known for a work ethic and is a few seasons beyond his peak.