Demba Ba has hailed the 'force and spirit' shown by West Ham United in recovering a three-goal deficit to draw 3-3 at West Bromwich Albion.
The Hammers looked dead and buried when goals from Graham Dorrans, Jerome Thomas and a Winston Reid own-goal had the Baggies almost out of sight within the opening 33 minutes.
However Ba, who had earlier seen a low shot hit the post and team-mate Gary O'Neil rattle the crossbar, sparked a barely-believable second-half comeback with a clinical finish five minutes after half-time.
Carlton Cole nodded in a second eight minutes later before Ba completed a memorable full debut by burying a fierce right-foot volley with seven minutes to play.
The January signing from German side TSG 1899 Hoffenheim told West Ham TV he was happy with his display at The Hawthorns.
"I'm very pleased," said the 25-year-old. "We started very badly but we finished with a lot of force and spirit and it was a great change. We were sleeping in the first half.
"The manager said at half-time that if we wanted to get something out of the game then we had to start fighting, which is what we did in the second half.
"I'm very happy with my two goals but very tired as it is a long time since I played from the beginning. I didn't think I could play 90 minutes but obviously I'm very happy that I managed to do so.
"I try to score from every position, whether the ball comes to me from the left or the right. I just try to hit the ball into the net and obviously on Saturday it happened twice!"
Since his arrival last month, Ba has quickly struck up a close friendship with Cole, and the Senegal forward believes he can forge a productive partnership with the England international.
"I definitely think we can work together. In training, I play not only with Carlton but with the other forward players and I always try to give my best and to understand how to play with the other players.
"With Carlton it was very nice because we have a certain friendship and to play up front with him on Saturday was very good."
Ba also hailed the impact made by the introduction of Piquionne, who assisted Cole's goal with his first touch after being introduced as a substitute before hitting the West Brom crossbar with a towering header moments later.
"He made the difference because we had one more up front thinking as a striker. It was good after he came on because he gave us a second energy."
The new No21 also praised the spirit shown by every player in claret and blue for their resilience and unwillingness to accept defeat, no matter how long the odds stacked against them at the break.
"When you play a second half like we did, we have to be very happy. We wanted to forget the first half and did everything to put it aside. Now we have to play like that from the beginning.
"I'm excited about every game we're playing, whether it's Liverpool [in our next league game] or West Bromwich. We try to win and do everything to win the games and, at the end of the day, we hope we'll have the three points.
"This second half can be a good reference for us so we will try to not forget it and to continue in this vein."