Silvera was [Boro](http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/football/middlesbrough)'s surprise package in the summer. At the end of last season, the winger looked almost certain to be on the move after struggling in two separate loan spells at Portsmouth and Blackpool.
But early in the summer he knocked on the door of new boss Rob Edwards and outlined his desire to still make a success of his time at the Riverside.
And Silvera has been true to his word. With Edwards short of options at left wing-back, Silvera was handed an opportunity and although it was an unfamiliar role for the 24-year-old, he grasped it.
Come the start of the season, Silvera had played his way into Edwards' strongest XI and he started the first four Championship games of the season.
**RECOMMENDED READING:**
But Boro were always still looking to strengthen at left wing-back and Targett arrived on loan from Newcastle in the last week of the window. Targett made his debut from the bench against Sheffield United before the international break, replacing Silvera at half-time after the Australian international took a heavy knock in the first period, and the new recruit caught the eye, teeing up Tommy Conway for the second half winner.
Targett now feels the likely starter when Championship action resumes for Boro at Preston this weekend, particularly considering Silvera won't join back up with the squad until later this week after playing for Australia during the current international break.
But even if Silvera drops to the bench at Deepdale, where Edwards's side are set to be backed by a 5,000-plus sell-out away end, he's very much still in the head coach's thinking and still has a key role to play this season.
“He remains an option for us there because he’s done so well," said Boro's head coach.
"I’ve mentioned plenty how important it is to me to have players who can play two or three different positions. That gives them more opportunity to play first and foremost.
"Also, it allows us to show adaptability, game to game and also within games.
"Sammy has shown now, in four high level performances in four tough games that he’s more than capable of playing that role in this level.
“I’ve been really impressed and pleasantly surprised as well with how much he’s valued that side \[learning the defensive side of the role\]. I think in particular, the Millwall game where there were a lot of aerial duels and set-pieces to defend and stuff like that, he was really, really good. I’ve been delighted with how he’s valued that side of the game as well."