CHRIS Martin says it is a "joy" to play for Derby County in their current form.
The Rams have won their last five games, scoring 14 goals in the process.
The run has seen Steve McClaren's side climb to fourth in the Championship table.
They have suffered only one defeat in 10 matches since McClaren was appointed head coach, while playing an attractive brand of passing football.
"We're in a really good patch of form right now and it's brilliant to be in a team which plays like that," said Martin.
"Nobody wants to play long ball football, really. Sometimes, it's effective and gets results – I'm not taking anything away from teams that do it – but you really want to be playing in a free-flowing side and scoring goals at will, which we have been doing lately.
"Everyone enjoys playing in the team and I think you can see that, from the way we were buzzing around in the first and second half against Blackpool.
"We dominated the game and it's a joy to play with the lads at the minute.
"We play very good football. We've played quite a few teams now, either home or away, and from our point of view, I think there's nothing to fear.
"I think we are playing football as good as anyone in the division at the moment."
Martin is certainly enjoying himself on the pitch at the moment, having scored six times during Derby's winning streak and five in his last three outings.
His hat-trick in last Saturday's 5-1 thumping of Blackpool – the first league treble of his career – took the striker's tally for the season to 13 in 22 appearances.
After reaching double figures in last week's 2-1 victory over Middlesbrough, the 25-year-old former Norwich City front man spoke of his desire to reach 20 goals for the season – a feat not achieved by a Rams players since Dean Sturridge did it in the promotion-winning 1995-96 season.
"I'm on the way there but there's still a long way to go," said Martin.
"My focus will be on number 14. That's the next one and is always the most important.
"Hopefully, that will come in the next game – but I'm not going to look too far ahead."
This weekend, Derby travel to The Valley to take on Charlton Athletic, who are hovering just above the relegation places.
Martin is wisely remaining level-headed when it comes to talk of Derby and a possible return to the Premier League.
"Things have gone quite well so far but we won't get carried away," he said.
"Our form is very good but no trophies are handed out in December. We'll wait until May and see where we are then.
"It's a boring cliche but we have to take it game by game.
"You can't look too far ahead because that's when it comes back to bite you.
"We won't look at where we might be in a month or two months' time.
"Our focus will be on Charlton Athletic away on Saturday.
"That will be a tough game. Hopefully, we can give another good account of ourselves and keep the run going.
"You need to stay level-headed and keep doing the things that have brought you success in the first place.
"We've prepared perfectly for every game – that's credit to the staff – and if we can keep doing that, we won't go far wrong."
