Reece Wabara says he is not thinking about extending his short-term Barnsley contract after scoring what he says is his best ever goal.
The 23-year-old right-back – who is set to face former club Blackpool tomorrow – signed a deal last month to keep him at Oakwell until December 31 after leaving the Reds' local rivals Doncaster Rovers.
"I'm not going to knock on the manager's door for a longer contract," said the former Manchester City youngster.
"I am open to staying longer but I am just taking each game as it come. The short deal suited us both. It protects Barnsley because I could have got injured or I could have been rubbish. But I am playing every game and hopefully that continues.
"It was difficult to be thrown in after not having a pre-season and right-back is a demanding position. But I kept myself fit when I was without a club. "I had to pick my moments to go forward but, when I am fully fit, I will do that a lot more."
On the 30-yard screamer in Saturday's 4-1 win over Swindon, which made it 2-1 on 44 minutes, Wabara said: "It was definitely my best goal. It was a bobbling pass from Conor (Hourihane). I just had to get it out from under my feet and the rest is history. It was nice. The 'keeper got pretty close so I was waiting until the last millisecond but, when it hit the net, I was buzzing.
"My job is to defend but, if I chip in with assists and goals, then that's great. It was good to give us the momentum going into half-time then for us to score two more in the second half."
Wabara now hopes the Reds can build on that success with another win at Blackpool, where he was sent on loan by Manchester City in 2013. Two days after making his Pool debut as a substitute, caretaker Steve Thompson was replaced by Paul Ince who did not play Wabara, leading to his return to City.
"It was a difficult one and I won't be going there knowing much about the club," said the right-back who is enjoying a more successful spell under Barnsley head coach Lee Johnson.
Wabara said of his boss: "He wants the best from everyone and demands it at all times. If you have a day off in training, he will be on you. He doesn't tell you the good stuff, he tells you the bad stuff – which is important. But he will also put an arm around you when you need it. He's working with me to take some frailties out of my game, which I needed.
"We've got some brilliant players but we can't be naive because this league is very difficult. The best teams with the best players don't always win so you have to find different ways of getting results. If I said we weren't going for promotion, I would be doing us a disservice."
