PAWEL Abbott revealed he had no plans to leave Charlton in January after beginning his battle to win over the Addicks fanbase against Peterborough on Saturday.

The striker hadn’t had the best of times at The Valley since his move from Oldham in the summer, hitting rock bottom during his appearance against Swindon last month despite scoring in the game.

Abbott struggled to even make the bench since then, but injuries to Paul Benson and Joe Anyinsah ahead of the Posh clash and a knock to Scott Wagstaff during the game saw him get another chance.

The former Polish under-21 international entered an impressive cameo and scored once more in the process, and he hopes he can regain the fans’ faith in him.

He admitted it was no easy task getting back of the swing of things, saying: “I did feel embarrassed after the Swindon game, obviously the only good thing was the goal I scored.

“I came off the pitch after that game and I felt embarrassed to be a footballer, to be honest.

“It was probably the worst performance I’ve ever done so I don’t mind people laughing at me when I play like that.

“Even today when I came on, with my first touch I nearly broke my ankle over the ball and gave it away – I thought it was going to be a long 45 minutes.

“But it was up to me to change things and battle on to get something out of the game.”

While it seemed at some stages Abbott would leave Charlton after failing to make an impression over six months, he remains adamant that any rumours linking him with a move were false.

“I didn’t think about leaving Charlton, not at the moment,” he said. “I think that would be throwing the towel in too quickly.

“The new gaffer’s only been here a month so it wouldn’t look good if I went straight in and asked for a loan move because I’ve not been in one starting line-up or one squad.

“I want to be here and fight for my place.

“It’s been hard but it gives you a bit more motivation if anything. When you play, you feel like you could do with a weekend off but when you have one off you want to play!

“You’re looking at Sky Sports every two minutes to see how the lads are doing hoping it pops up that we’re leading.

“You don’t feel part of the team when you’ve not travelled with them on one weekend but it does motivate you to work harder in training and any reserve games held behind closed doors and wait for your chance.”