Forward Ben Knight insisted he felt "responsibility, but not pressure" after his late penalty put Cambridge United into the League Two automatic promotion places.
Knight's successful spot-kick against Shrewsbury Town on Tuesday night was enough to give the U’s their fifth successive win and lift them into the top three.
It also extended their unbeaten run to 13 games and they have a game in hand on Bromley and MK Dons, the two teams above them.
"We don't feel that as pressure, we're doing amazing, we've just got to keep doing what we're doing – it's more excitement," Knight told BBC Radio Cambridgeshire.
"I come into every game thinking we're going to win because we're on such a great roll and if we don't perform [at our best] and we're getting three points, that shows where we're at as a team."
Knight began his career at Manchester City but Cambridge picked him up last summer as a free agent, four months after he left Spanish third-tier side Real Murcia.
It took him until November to open his account for Neil Harris' side, but has four in their last four league games. He had to wait until added time against Shrewsbury for his opportunity from the spot.
"The gaffer said we would get a chance and when we got the penalty, we did. I knew I was going to take it and I scored – it was a good feeling," the 23-year-old said.
"When I'm confident and I'm playing well, I don't really feel it as pressure, more like responsibility that I had to score, but I'm thriving at the moment.
"In football you have ups and downs and there's going to be a stage when I'm not playing as well but I know I can do it and I've just got to stick at it."
Next on the agenda for Cambridge is Saturday's trip to Oldham, the only side to beat them at home in the league this season.
"Defensively we've been unbelievable this year, we've conceded 22 goals [in 26 games] – I think that's the lowest in the EFL," said Knight.
"The attackers are scoring more goals now, I've chipped in with a few, and we've just got to keep going now.
"Teams will know we're in top form, I don't know if they'll fear playing us – we've just got to go there confident but not naïve that it's just going to happen, we've got to work for it."
