Enner Valencia admits the only thing he knew about West Ham United was the hooligan film, Green Street.
The 2005 film, starring Elijah Wood of Lord of the Rings fame, was the 24-year-old striker's only reference point before signing for £12million from Mexican side Pachuca.
"I was not scared," he says when asked about watching Green Street. "I respected the fact that they are very passionate but when I found out I was coming here I didn't know what to expect.
"But as soon as I arrived I was told that was all back in the day, in the old days, and it has all changed now.
"When I was playing for my previous club Emelec - it was a derby, the Clasico, and our main rivals (Barcelona SC) were top of the league (in 2012).
"We had to beat them in order to move on to the same points and we couldn't get the win. It was very difficult to get everyone out of the stadium.
"In South America if you lose a match you can't even go out in the street. At West Ham after we lost the opening game (at home to Tottenham Hotspur) people stayed in the stadium and showed their support. That's something I really liked."
