Paletta Sold

[nbryan1764]

Club confirm

http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/drill...70826-1036.htm

[The Glove]

Liverpool Football Club have confirmed the sale of Gabriel Paletta to Argentine side Boca Juniors.
The young centre-back had been at Anfield since the summer of 2006.

Liverpool snapped him up from Banfield following impressive displays in the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championships.

Argentina won the tournament, with Paletta playing in all seven games alongside the likes of Lionel Messi.

The 21-year-old made his Reds debut on October 25, 2006 in a 4-3 League Cup victory over Reading at Anfield. He capped an impressive display with a second-half goal.

Paletta went on to play eight times for the club.

Liverpoolfc.tv wishes him all the best for the future.






Thats a shame. He got stuck in.

[sonsofthedesert]

I thought it was going to be a loan deal. Oh well.

[Roboklopp]

We took him too early as his agaent or whoever said. Shame really- he was really highyl rated but never looked anywhere near.

[anfieldanfield]

He was absolutely woeful.

That said, he did score his only goal for the club right in front of me, so at least I've got one nice memory of him! Good luck to the lad.

[Morph]

apparently as part of the deal we made Insuas loan permanent, probably a straight swap

[andyinswinton]

Its good that those players that aren't deemed good enough are shipped out sooner rather than later.

Good luck to Paletta in the future though.

[Pablo]

Certainly doesnt waste time in admitting defeat with a player does he? Straight back to where he came from. Good luck to the lad, he gave it his all, just wasnt meant to be.

I think a straight swap for Insua is great business for us as he looks a real prospect.

[thekop]

Certainly doesnt waste time in admitting defeat with a player does he? Straight back to where he came from. Good luck to the lad, he gave it his all, just wasnt meant to be.

I think a straight swap for Insua is great business for us as he looks a real prospect.

[Darth Marty]

Certainly doesnt waste time in admitting defeat with a player does he? Straight back to where he came from. Good luck to the lad, he gave it his all, just wasnt meant to be.

I think a straight swap for Insua is great business for us as he looks a real prospect.

agreed again.........

[CJ]

it was vickery who said he thought he came here a year early

we could do with a couple of feeder clubs one in europe one in south america.

so that we dont have to jump in. and bring people over here when they are not ready. of course loans would do the same thing. but a liverpool in south america playing how rafa wants would be interesting

[Colemere]

We should have got a first option on him, in a few years we could end up with egg on our faces.

[Morph]

We should have got a first option on him, in a few years we could end up with egg on our faces.

maybe we did

[Parm]

Certainly doesnt waste time in admitting defeat with a player does he? Straight back to where he came from. Good luck to the lad, he gave it his all, just wasnt meant to be.

I think a straight swap for Insua is great business for us as he looks a real prospect.

yup, even if it's a big name like Mori or bellamy, Rafa will get rid straight away if he hasnt done the buisness.
All the best the Palletta.

[FatTony]

An old article from the BBC, printed in January of this year.

Gabriel Paletta's problems at Liverpool should come as no surprise - and should serve as a warning to young South Americans in similar situations.

Last year this column argued that the Argentine centre back's move from Banfield to Anfield was a case of too much, too soon.

There is a general rule when a player steps up a level, whether it be from juniors to reserves, from the reserves to the first team or from club to international football.

Usually he will be OK if he can reproduce the quality of performance he was producing in the lower level.

The problem in Paletta's case is that this does not apply. He has to learn to defend in a different way.

Banfield are a traditional but relatively minor Argentine club, who play in tight, cramped stadium.

They are not under the same pressure to attack as one of the big teams.

It means that back at home Paletta was defending much closer to his own goal.

If the ball was played behind him, it was the keeper's. A pair of holding midfielders swept up the danger in front of him.

However, at Liverpool the defensive line is higher up the field.

Gabriel Paletta struggles against Arsenal striker Julio Baptista
His feeble efforts against Arsenal have prompted speculation over a loan deal to Spanish side Gimnastic

In a type of football much faster than anything he has seen before he is taking up an unaccustomed position - one which all the while threatens to expose his lack of mobility.

It is no wonder he has had problems. He has taken a leap which represents a dangerous risk at this stage in his career.

There was a half way house between Banfield and top-class European football.

Before Liverpool came in for him, Buenos Aires giants River Plate were very keen on Paletta.

They were so close to signing him that he was even named in their squad for last year's Copa Libertadores.

Joining River would have been the perfect move.

While staying in his own culture he would have learnt much more about how to defend in an attacking team. Make a success of that, and the doors to Europe are open.

Paletta skipped a stage, and is paying the price.

It happens with so many South American careers and it is not hard to understand why such mistakes are made.

From the player's point of view, when the Europeans come knocking it is difficult to refuse, even if the move is premature.

Football is by its very nature an insecure profession. He might break a leg next month, and the chance may never come again.

And there are plenty of other forces pushing him across the Atlantic.

His agent may well be slobbering over a cut of the deal. Or his club might need the revenue to pay last month's wage bill. Or his registration could belong to an investment consortium anxious for a quick return.

Promising young South American players can find themselves surrounded with an excess of financial interests, and a deficiency of good career advice.