Jaime Peters Thread

[Joe MacCarthy]

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Best of Jaime 'still to come'
30 January 2006
MEL HENDERSON

http://www.eadt.co.uk/content/eadt/sport/story.aspx?brand=EADOnline&category=IpswichTownFC&tBrand=EADOnline&tCategory=zSport&itemid=IPED30%20Jan%202006%2011%3A12%3A48%3A220

IPSWICH boss Joe Royle has insisted that 'forgotten man' Jaime Peters could still have a big future at Portman Road.

Little has been seen of the 18-year-old Canadian international winger since his last senior outing in September, when he was a substitute in the 3-0 league defeat at Burnley.

But the Town boss expects Peters to follow the example of USA star Bobby Convey, who has helped fire Reading to the top of the Championship and to within touching distance of the top flight.

Royle said: “You have to remember that Jaime is still a kid and he's a long way from home.

“He is still finding his way and a lot of his time has been spent travelling back and forth across the big pond.

“Convey took time to make his mark at Reading, but he has really exploded this season and I believe it will be next season before we see the best of Jaime.”

The records show that 24-year-old Convey was signed from DC United in July 2004 and went on to start seven games, and appear as a substitute in 15 others, last term.

But it has been a vastly different story in the current campaign, with Convey one of four Royals' stars to be ever-present in the league, while also weighing in with four goals and several more assists.

Apart from being on the bench for successive away games against Brighton and Derby, the diminutive Peters has not been involved at first team level for four months and many fans have been puzzled by his absence from the scene.

Peters put Ipswich ahead of offers from Premiership giants Chelsea and Manchester United, and the club faced an anxious wait to break through red tape before he was given the go-ahead.

He arrived on the eve of the season and has so far started four games and come off the bench to join the action in a further six.

Royle added: “Jaime has an abundance of natural talent and pace, but he hasn't had a proper pre-season and he will benefit from that in the summer.

“He needs to build up a stamina bank and that will help him, but you mustn't forget that he is still young and it takes time to settle in a new environment.

“He's in a new country with a different climate and he's got new friends to make. It's a big step for anyone, never mind a kid of 18.

“But he's a great lad who is listening and learning as he goes along. We still have great hopes for him and he has ambitions of his own to fulfil.

“You certainly haven't seen the last of him. He can still play a very big part in the future of Ipswich Town.”

[Joe MacCarthy]

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Peters planning to finish on high note
29 April 2006
Elvin King
http://www.eveningstar.co.uk/content/eveningstar/sport/story.aspx?brand=ESTOnline&category=Sport&tBrand=ESTOnline&tCategory=zSport&itemid=IPED28%20Apr%202006%2015%3A44%3A40%3A173

CANADIAN international Jaime Peters is planning to end a frustrating season in celebratory mood.

Tomorrow's Championship match at Plymouth might be a nothing game as far as both clubs are concerned, but for Peters it could kick-start his career.

He will be 19 on Thursday, and has a chance to give himself a pre-birthday boost at Home Park (kick-off 1.30pm).

Ipswich Town manager Joe Royle says that he has not lost his faith in a youngster who arrived at Portman Road 12 months ago with great expectancy but has only made three starts.

“I still believe in Jaime, and he did well when he came on for the second half against Derby last Saturday,” said Royle. “He is set to start tomorrow.”

And Peters is in the mood to repay the renewed confidence that the manager has in him.

“I want to push on now,” said Peters. “I have learned a great deal this season, but have not been able to make as much progress as I would have liked.

“Next season will be a big one for me - and I plan to make the most of it.

“Whatever I do tomorrow could have a big bearing on my future and I aim to make the most of it.”

Peters, who came on for Alan Lee at Watford on Easter Monday to recall memories of the signing duo in the Seventies Peters and Lee, will be playing for Canada in a tournament next month.

But then he will have a rest, which Royle says will benefit the lad.

“I have had a word with Canadian manager Frank Yallop and he has agreed to leave Jaime alone for the rest of May and all of June,” said Royle.

“Jaime has not had a close season since he made a name for himself, and he will be back at the club on June 26 to run his legs off with the rest of the squad.

“A proper preparation for next season should ensure that we will get the best out of him in 2006/07.”

Chris Casement and Ian Westlake are also set to start, while James Krause and Liam Trotter will be on the bench.

Krause and Trotter were members of the FA Youth Cup-winning side a year ago and neither has been in the first-team squad before.

“James has made rapid progress since getting fully fit,” said Royle. “And Liam has all the ingredients to make a first-class midfielder. He appears to have three lungs and can run all day.”

Royle is hoping that striker Sam Parkin will be fit enough to be a substitute after being out since November with a broken ankle.

Jim Magilton will make his final Town appearance if Owen Garvan is unfit, but the latter is expected to play.

Plymouth squad: Larrieu, Connolly, Doumbe, Aljofree, Hodges, Norris, Wotton, Nalis, Capaldi, Pericard, Evans, Reid, Clarke, Buzsaky, Pulis, McCormack, Summerfield.

Ipswich squad: Supple, Price, Casement, Naylor, De Vos, McEveley, Barron, Currie, Westlake, Garvan, Magilton, Skard, Peters, Bowditch, Forster, Parkin, Krause, Trotter.

Referee: Brian Curson (Leicestershire).

SPANIARDS Jose Manuel Corrasco, 18, and Daniel Orazco, 19, have left Ipswich Town after a week's trial.

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A chance to show off
Canuck aiming high at Under-20 World Cup
By ROB LONGLEY, SUN MEDIA
http://www.torontosun.com/Sports/OtherSports/2007/03/03/3690479-sun.html

As a professional player in England, Jaime Peters' international soccer credentials already are established.

Now, the Pickering native is ready to show them to his friends, family and country.

And, for good measure, the rest of the world.

Peters, who is expected to be one of the leaders for the host Canadian side in the 2007 Under-20 World Cup this July, says he is ready to put on a show.

"It's going to be great to play in front of my friends and family and to show we can compete against the best in the world," Peters said yesterday from England where he has started 11 games this season for Ipswich Town.

"We have a lot of talent in Canada and a lot of talent on this team. This will be a chance to prove it."

TENSION TIME

There will be considerable tension this afternoon at Toronto's Liberty Grand Entertainment Complex as the Under-20 draw is made.

Representatives from each of the 24 competing countries will be on hand, learning who they will meet and where in the July tournament to be played in six Canadian cities.

But Peters, one of six returning players from the 2005 under-20 team, said he will hardly pay attention to the proceedings, and not just because the midfielder will be busy with his Blues facing Queen's Park Rangers this afternoon.

"It doesn't matter who we draw," Peters said. "Other teams should be worried about drawing us. We've shown we can play with the best. We've played Brazil and the Czechs and we've beaten them. We're a top team."

Today's draw will determine Canada's three opponents in group play and the host country is one of two squads which officially knows where those games will be held. After its opener in Toronto, the team will journey to Edmonton for the rest of its preliminary play.

Portugal will play all of its early games here as organizers hope to tap into the strong Portuguese community.

Some prominent European soccer powers won't be making the trip, however. Italy, England, Germany and France all failed to qualify.

A tournament that has produced scores of World Cup stars over the years no doubt will have many on display among the 24 participating nations, however.

And as Peters says, count Canada in that group.

"We've already got some players playing football professionally," Peters said. "After this tournament, don't be surprised if there are more."

[Joe MacCarthy]

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Canuck U-20 star is great, just ask him

Jaime Peters eager to face powerhouse Argentina side in friendly tonight at BMO Field
May 11, 2007 04:30 AM
MORGAN CAMPBELL SPORTS REPORTER
http://www.thestar.com/Sports/article/212777

Ask Jaime Peters and he'll tell you just how good a soccer player he is.

Teammates and coaches joke about his super-sized ego. The midfielder on Canada's under-20 national team even describes himself "big headed."

So imagine Peters' dilemma two years ago when, after a tryout with Chelsea, the Premiership club offered him a spot on its reserve team.

Suddenly the kid who never met a challenge he couldn't conquer faced a tough choice: humble himself and become a full-time reserve in the Premiership, or humble himself and find more playing time in a lower league.

Peters opted for Ipswich of England's Championship Division, where he has developed into a standout midfielder and the key to Canada's success during this summer's under-20 World Cup.

Tonight Peters hopes to propel Canada past a powerful Argentine team in an exhibition match at BMO Field (kickoff, 8 p.m.). The defending under-20 World Cup champions, Argentina has won the tournament five times, but Peters faces this game the way he faces all others.

With confidence.

"(Argentina) better take us seriously," Peters says. " We have a good team and we'll come to play our hearts out. If we play to our capability we'll have a chance of beating them."

Peters has performed under pressure before. Last May he set up both goals in Canada's 2-1 win over Brazil, then scored the game winner in a 2-1 win over the Czech Republic in October. Two years ago Peters set up both goals as Canada defeated Mexico to qualify for the 2005 tournament.

Head coach Dale Mitchell says Canada's success tonight – and during the tourney in July – depends on Peters' speed, playmaking and one-on-one style.

"I don't like to put pressure on people but we need him to be on top of his game in order to produce the offence we need to win games at this level," Mitchell said.

Growing up in Pickering, Peters was used to success. Playing baseball for the Pickering Red Sox, he earned an invite to Canada's national team as a teenager. Early in high school he dabbled in track, covering 400 metres in 50 seconds.

By age 16 Manchester City wanted to sign him, so Peters headed overseas to play soccer. Unable to secure a work permit in England, he wound up with FC Kaiserslautern in Germany while still striving for a spot in England. Over the next two years he auditioned not only at Chelsea, but also at Man U, Man City, Derby and Bayern Munich before landing at Ipswich.

Peters' two years as an itinerant footballer didn't diminish his desire or his confidence.

"I've never doubted myself," said Peters, who has played 12 games with the men's national team. "I always thought I had the ability to make it. I just needed that breakthrough."

At each stop he refined the fast-paced, fearless style that has won games for his team and won over his teammates.

"On his best day he's unstoppable," says David Edgar, Peters' under-20 teammate and roommate on team trips. "He's the fastest on the team by far. No left back wants to play against him."

Peters and Edgar, who plays for Newcastle, speak weekly. The talk usually, Edgar says, is about how well Peters played in his latest game. After a recent 5-1 Ipswich win, Peters admitted to Edgar he hadn't scored, shocking his friend into silence. It wasn't like Peters not to take credit for such a big win, Edgar thought.

"But," Peters said a moment later. "I set up all five."

Relieved that his friend hadn't changed, Edgar carried on with the conversation.

Peters says being cocky is okay because it doesn't make him complacent. He expects a lot of himself and says a healthy ego only intensifies that desire.

"I want to be the best," Peters says. "I'll work hard and show everybody I'm the best. I'll kind of (brag) about it, but I'll work harder to get better."