Why Portsmouth want to keep the Middlesbrough winger after the January transfer window, even though the loan was underwhelming

As Pompey prepares for his season-long stay, Sammy Silvera has struggled to rediscover the consistency that has been lacking from his play.

The 24-year-old Silvera has made 11 appearances thus far, including five Despite the Australian’s decline in the first team hierarchy this season, John Mousinho stated he still expects him to stay for the entire campaign. starts, and the Blues agreed to a season-long loan agreement with Middlesbrough. The winger has only managed to play 80 minutes for the first team since making his final start against Sheffield United in September.

Silvera was left off the roster for the 2-2 draw with Swansea last time out after being benched against Preston.

The News is aware that the Socceroos international’s contract has a January recall clause for Middlesbrough, but Pompey is unable to terminate the agreement early, as is customary in many loan arrangements.
Mousinho stated that the Blues anticipate Silvera staying until the new year because they want to see the former Central Coast Mariners player maintain the caliber he thinks he possesses for long stretches of time. Sammy is one of those people. He’s one who’s been in and out of squads, but we anticipate him to battle for a spot in the squad and a spot in the starting line-up as we go forward.‘What we want to see from Sammy is that consistency.Without the goals and assists, he has likely appeared to be our most threatening player in a few spurts.

“He should think about and work on that, but he needs to concentrate on it given the direction the press is currently taking.”We’ve discussed it with Sammy, so if we do call on him, we can trust him to understand our goals and carry them out with the appropriate level of violence.He has a lot to improve on and a lot to think about in order to advance and join the team, both in and out of possession