STRIKER Bradley Wright-Phillips is delighted to see Charlton's new-look side settle in just as quickly as he did when he arrived at The Valley in January.

The 26-year-old striker joined from Plymouth shortly after manager Chris Powell took charge of the club, and debuted with a bang with the only goal from an overhead kick to see off Colchester.

And it was against the Us, this time at the Weston Homes Community Stadium, that Wright-Phillips got off the mark in 2011/12 with a first-half brace to continue the Addicks' perfect league start.

Indeed, the performances of the entire side have allayed concerns that a much-changed squad would need time to gel, and the son of the legendary Ian Wright feels the concept of settling in isn't that big a thing these days.

He said: "It's not difficult at all. People are going to say things like this, but we have a great manager and we're all grown ups.

"We're all here to do the same thing so we got comfortable with each other and there weren't any problems settling in.

"The manager has told us what he expects from us and he tells us at every single game, and we just go and try to do that for him.

"We won't be getting carried away, as anything can happen. We just go out with the mindset to work hard and whatever happens after that happens.

"No matter what happens, we're always going to have a confident group. There are some good players in that changing room and we're just going to try and keep it going."

With his goals coming on 13 and 28 minutes respectively, Wright-Phillips to the surprise of no-one spent the remainder of the game hungry to complete his hat-trick.

But while he was unable to provide the Reds' first competitive hat-trick since Deon Burton against Norwich at the end of the 08/09 campaign, the forward was more pleased with the defence's second clean sheet and the great work of his fellow attackers.

On his goals, he explained: "I wanted my hat-trick but their goalkeeper did well.

"The first one was a good save from him, but my last chance I could have lobbed over him, I think I should have scored that."

He continued: "We're good on the break, between Wagstaff, Hayesy and Jacko.

"We knew we were going to be put under pressure at this ground so we just tried to play on the break and it worked today.

"Hayes is a bigger guy, so it's a no-brainer really. If I think he's going to win a header then I just try to gamble and today it came off.

"And credit to the centre-backs, and the whole back line, as they were solid today and have been since the beginning of the season.

"There's nothing better for a striker than when the defenders look so solid, you can relax a little."

Relaxing, however, was the last thing Wright-Phillips or any other Charlton player had on their mind during last night's game.

The team impressed with the way they pressed for possession and their fitness levels throughout 90 minutes, something last season's top scorer was personally pleased with.

"I feel fit and sharp, and I have to be," he admitted. "There's competition in our squad so I have to stay sharp.

"The boys worked hard and it was a good performance. Colchester are a good team so we're happy with the three points."