Fjolla Morina shum terheqese ne pishine
Porsche’s secret stash
It's not a regular car part, though. Ah, got it, it's the front clamp from an old wire ski binding - don't ask me how I know this, but I'm fairly sure no one else here can identify it.
"Do you know what this is?" comes a voice at my shoulder. I stand up, ready to reveal my disturbingly in-depth knowledge of ancient ski equipment, but before I can fix my features to smug, he continues, "It's from an old ski binding. The engineers were having difficulty holding the engine cover of the 910 down safely, and, over dinner one night, Mr Piëch spoke about this to his good friend Mr Geze, whose firm made these bindings, and this was the solution."
Dieter Landenberger is manager of Porsche's archives and a man who probably knows more about Porsche's history and heritage than the Porsche family themselves. This is fortuitous, as I'm currently in a warehouse containing many curious Porsches, most of which I'm struggling to identify. There is a reason I'm here. Porsche has a museum (if you haven't been and happen to find yourself in Stuttgart, go. It's amazing. Especially the escalator) but the 80 cars there are just the tip of a 500-strong iceberg. All of which have to be stored somewhere.
This is the somewhere. It's not far from the museum, just another industrial building in an industrial corner of an industrial city. It used to house a production line, but will soon store an entire back catalogue of automotive greatness (and not-so-greatness). I say soon because the ink on the lease is still wet. That's right, TopGear is here to help Porsche move its family jewels into a new home. Let's hope its insurance policy is up to date.
Big shiny trucks arrive, doors are opened, glimpses of cars appear and ramps are lowered. A man jumps on to a bright red Porsche tractor of considerable vintage and concours condition. There's a typically agricultural noise accompanied by a localised and particularly noxious fog cloud. When it clears, the tractor is revealed to be towing a totally see-through Cayenne Hybrid out from the transporter's interior. If Porsche were really concerned about CO2 emissions, this would surely be happening the other way round...
I lend a hand and loosen the ratchet strap on a Type 597 Jagdwagen military jeep. It lurches backwards, at which point some German expletives occur and I realise that old cars don't necessarily have effective handbrakes. Nor are they in perfect nick. Some are decidedly moth-eaten in fact, like the battered 906 that seems to have crashed headlong through each and every one of the 46 intervening years.
It looks properly battle scarred, all peeling bonnet badge, shagged upholstery and rotting composite panels. It's possibly my favourite car in the whole place, a story behind each ding and wrinkle. Dieter looks it over sympathetically and says: "It would be a shame to over-restore this car, we want to keep the authenticity of these cars alive. That, for us, is a big challenge."
I'm glad to hear him say it. Glad, too, that most of these cars are in less than pristine condition. The majority smell musty inside, dust is evident, they look like they've lived a bit. Or at least been in storage for a while. They jar with the polished floor and fresh paint that's been daubed around here. But this facility is evidence of how seriously Porsche takes its back catalogue. This, surprisingly, is a relatively recent phenomenon. The firm only started keeping the first and last cars from each production run a few years back. It's now making up for lost time by going on the open market and buying important cars back. It recently got hold of a 993 Cabrio. From Julio Iglesias. Yeah.
The new Mercedes CLA250 borrows from the familiar
Apparently Mercedes-Benz product planners see this as a salient strategy for growth, as the company's flashy new CLA rips a page right out of its larger CLS's book. The CLS, the original "four-door coupe”, has spawned so many imitators since its 2004 debut that it is only fair, Mercedes should be permitted to copy it, too.
On the eve of the 2013 Detroit auto show, Mercedes revealed its plan for recruiting a new generation of customers to the three-pointed star, and it took the form of a racy, nominally affordable compact sedan.
The CLA, like the CLS, features a low, sloping roofline and four doors with frameless windows in the manner of a coupe. But as anyone who has viewed the CLS from the back seat, the design invites rear passengers to bang their heads on the doorframe during ingress and egress.
Those lines do look slippery; according to Mercedes, the CLA's 0.23 coefficient of drag, a measure of aerodynamics, is the lowest number ever for a production model.
The car also breaks ground as Mercedes' first front-wheel-drive model for the US market. In an interview after its introduction on 13 January, Dieter Zetsche, chairman of Daimler, the Mercedes parent, told BBC Autos that the CLA was based on the same front-drive platform used by the diminutive A-Class and B-Class hatchbacks in other markets.
"The US market isn't very fond of hatchbacks, as we are in Europe, so this car should be well-received", he surmised.
The result is very close to the Acura TSX in size and specification, and it is young drivers who grew up with front drive that the company is targeting with the CLA, which will start for less that $30,000 when it goes on sale in September. An all-wheel-drive 4Matic version will follow in 2014, as will a more powerful twin-turbocharged engine.
While the CLA has an entry-level luxury price, all of the expected Mercedes technology is present. A collision-alert radar system is standard equipment, along with a 5.8-inch infotainment display.
Power is from a 208 horsepower, 2-litre 4-cylinder engine driving the front wheels through a 7-speed dual-clutch transmission. A 2.2-litre diesel engine is available for Europe, but is a long shot for the US, Zetsche said. The car's base engine in Europe will be a smaller-displacement gasoline engine developed in partnership with Renault and Nissan, he added.
Whether the CLS can, like Bowie, top the charts recycling old ideas remains to be seen, but Zetsche is undaunted. "We never talk about future volume," he said, "but we are very confident this car will be a success.”
Car-spotting: London, 1963
This image, from a summer day in 1963, appears to show nothing more than a packed car park at London Airport (renamed Heathrow in 1966, after the hamlet – Heath Row – that was demolished in 1944 to build it). But to aficionados of vintage European cars of the less-than-exotic variety, it is pure gold. A keen eye will spot a Ford Consul, a Riley 1.5s, a Hillman Minx, a Triumph Herald, a Morris Oxford, a Singer Vogue and a very grand Jaguar Mark IX. What other tin treasures can you identify?
Mobiles: Phony Chargers Spark Safety Concerns
By Rhiannon Mills, Sky News Reporter
Mobile phone users are being warned about the serious risks of buying fake chargers as safety experts fear a growing number are ending up in UK homes.
The Electrical Safety Council (ESC) says the counterfeit chargers are now one of the main fake electrical products entering the UK and have given some people electric shocks or even started fires.
"There is possibly going to be an increase in the problem due to them agreeing to sell mobile phones without the chargers in the box and that's to comply with European mandate to reduce electrical waste," Steve Curtler, from the ESC, told Sky News.
"This is why we're working with the mobile phone operators and doing as much as we can to raise awareness of the situation to ensure that people aren't lured into purchasing substandard and counterfeited products."
New mum Katie Vines, from Bristol, paid less then £5 for a phone charger online.
It was plugged in close to her baby's cot when it exploded. The seller sent her a replacement but the second charger was also faulty and blew up.
She told Sky News: "I plugged it into my socket in my bedroom, I went off to the bathroom, my boyfriend was changing the baby at the time and I heard a loud bang and went to see what it was and unfortunately the phone charger had exploded into the socket."
According to the ESC, more than four million counterfeit goods were seized in the UK last year - with mobile phone chargers now one of the top electrical fakes.
Figures from Intellectual Property show just under 10,000 phone accessories were taken in by Trading Standards but it's suspected there are many more being sold and used.
Some have damaged expensive gadgets, electrocuted people and even started fires.
Bristol Trading Standards has been dealing with a growing number of these cases over the past 12 months, but said that because many of the products come from abroad it isn't easy to stop the trade.
Spokeswoman Sarah Saunders said: "It is very frustrating for Trading Standards to see these on the market. It’s worrying for us also. There is legislation that controls plugs and sockets and that’s there for a reason.
"It’s there to protect the UK consumers and those that are in the EU. When these products are bought from outside of the EU it makes it very difficult for the regulatory authorities to do much about it."
This week Apple announced plans to run a type of amnesty reducing the price of their chargers if shoppers hand in a fake.
It comes after a woman in China was electrocuted and died using her phone while it was plugged in to a counterfeit charger.
The ESC has produced a 'Safe Shopping' guide which gives advice on what to look for when buying third party electrical goods. They advise checking the voltage and the packaging of the item.
Diego would 'love' Atletico return
Wolfsburg playmaker Diego has confessed that he would love to return to Atletico Madrid before the close of the summer transfer window.
The 28-year-old Brazilian has been repeatedly linked with a return to the Vicente Calderon, having enjoyed a season-long loan in the Spanish capital two years ago.
The Rojiblancos have yet to make a move for their former attacker but Diego admits he would relish the opportunity to team up with coach Diego Simeone once more.
The former Juventus man told COPE: "Everybody knows that Simeone and I have a special relationship. He is one of the best coaches in the world and it was a true pleasure working with him.
"Everybody knows the love I have for Atletico. I have a valuation and if they are not willing to pay that I must accept it.
"But at the moment I am only thinking about Wolfsburg and doing well for them."
Diego, whose current deal expires next summer, netted three times in 30 appearances throughout his year-long stay with the capital club.
Bakkali, Pele, Del Piero & the teenage hat-trick heroes
Hitting a hat-trick is always guaranteed to generate headlines. Doing so as a teenager is therefore a sure-fire way to make the entire footballing world sit up and take notice, as evidenced by the frenzied reaction to Zakaria Bakkali's stunning treble for PSV on Saturday evening.
The 17-year-old's sensational exploits in the 5-0 demolition of NEC at the Philips Stadion saw him become the youngest player to ever hit a hat-trick in the Eredivisie, while at the same time wholly vindicating Belgium boss Marc Wilmots' decision to include him in next week's friendly against France.
Of course, football is littered with tales of players who shone ever so brightly at a young age only to quickly burn out and fade away. However, as you can see from below, it takes a special kind of talent to score a hat-trick aged 18 or under ...
Van Persie bullish about United title tilt
Robin van Persie feels that Manchester United must be considered favourites for the Premier League title this season.
The 30-year-old netted both goals as the reigning champions overcame Wigan at Wembley on Sunday to lift the Community Shield in David Moyes's first official game in charge.
However, United have had mixed results during their pre-season programme and are yet to make an impact in the summer transfer window, with bookmakers naming them third favourites for the title behind neighbours Manchester City and Jose Mourinho's Chelsea.
Van Persie does not want to acknowledge those odds, though, as he is confident that the current team can repeat last season's runaway success to retain their Premier League crown.
"It's always nice to score and especially at Wembley. It's a great day for the fans for us and for the manager as well," he told ITV after Sunday's victory.
"We've got [Wilfried] Zaha who has done really well and, as I said earlier, I believe in this team.
"I don't want to be funny but we are the champions. So third favourites? Can you explain that? I don't really care. I believe in this team and I believe that we will compete until the end again."
Ryan Giggs was impressed with Van Persie's performance against the FA Cup winners and hopes the striker can reproduce his 26 goals to fire United to the title again.
"The first goal was a brilliant goal and the timing was brilliant," the veteran added. "It was a great start for us, we hope Robin can reproduce the form he showed for us last year.
"We just know we've got good players in the team. It's always hard when you’re champions, you've got to reproduce the form you showed last year and I hope we do that."
United kick off the defence of their title against Swansea at the Liberty Stadium next weekend.
Moyes denies Rooney fallout & insists striker 'not for sale'
Manchester United manager David Moyes has again insisted that Wayne Rooney will not be sold this summer, as well as denying having falling out with the striker.
Chelsea have had two bids rejected for the England international, with the player - who trained with the reserves in midweek as he continues his recovery from a shoulder problem - desperate to complete a summer transfer to Stamford Bridge.
However, Moyes says that the club's stance remains unchanged.
"He's not for sale," the United boss told reporters after Sunday's Charity Shield success over Wigan Wembley. "I'm not changing so there's no more to answer to your question.
"Some of you might not like hearing this because you've written untruths. I didn't fall out with Wayne. He trained with the reserves at his asking."
Moyes also moved to clarify his suggestion before the game that Rooney would be fit to play for England against Scotland in midweek but not United’s Premier League opener against Swansea City on Saturday.
"I want him to join up with England," the Scot added. "He's not ready, you'll probably see that in the game. He's had no football, no match action. So you probably wouldn't expect someone in that condition to play for a long period.
"I've spoken to Roy Hodgson for two hours on different occasions. It will be great for Manchester United if he gets some playing time."
Moyes was speaking after winning the Community Shield with a 2-0 win over Wigan in his first official match as United manager - but the Scot was quick to give the credit to predecessor Sir Alex Ferguson.
"I class that as another piece of silverware for Sir Alex," said the new man graciously. "It was his team that won the Premier League last year. A big thank you to him, it's for him today. The next ones will be down to me."
United will kick off the defence of their title against Swansea at the Liberty Stadium on Saturday evening.
Ligue 1 Wrap: Falcao seals opening-round win for Monaco
Radamel Falcao scored on his Ligue 1 debut to help big-spending Monaco record an opening-day 2-0 victory over Bordeaux.
The Colombian striker had to wait until the final three minutes to get his first strike for the club, reacting quickest to control a loose ball before squeezing his shot under Cedric Carrasso from close range.
Falcao's strike came five minutes after substitute Emmanuel Riviere had broken the deadlock with a left-footed volley shortly after replacing James Rodriguez.
Lyon cruised to a 4-0 victory over Nice at Stade Gerland, with Alexandre Lacazette scoring twice for the seven-time French champions.
Clement Grenier and Yoann Gourcuff also got their names on the scoresheet as Remi Garde's side made short work of the team they finished one place and three points ahead of last season.
Like Monaco, fellow Ligue 1 newboys Nantes started their campaign with a victory.
Goals from Filip Dordevic and a Julian Palmieri own goal gave Michel Der Zakarian's side a 2-0 win againstBastia, with both sides having a man sent off after the break.
Toulouse had a disappointing start the season with a 3-0 defeat at Valenciennes.
Uros Spajic's sending off just after the half hour gave the hosts a penalty that Maor Melikson converted, with Jose Saez and Gregory Pujol sealing the three points in the second half.
There were also opening-day victories for Lille and Rennes over 10-man Lorient and Reims, respectively, while Evian were held to a 1-1 draw by Sochaux after Roy Contout's strike cancelled out Fabrice Ehret's opener.
Fabregas injury blow for Spain
Barcelona coach Gerardo Martino has revealed that Cesc Fabregas is unlikely to be available for Spain's friendly with Ecuador next week, after picking up an injury in his club's 3-1 win over a Malaysia XI on Saturday.
The midfielder, who has only just expressed his desire to remain at Camp Nou following reports linking him with a move to Manchester United, put on a scintillating display in Selangor, bagging the opener before playing a part in the Blaugrana's two other goals.
However, Fabregas then limped off with an ankle injury in the 83rd minute, with Martino claiming he would be unable to recover in time for international duty next week.
“He’s received a heavy knock to his ankle," the Argentine coach told reporters. "I don’t know if he’ll be able to play for Spain [in Wednesday's friendly against Ecuador]; he’s not doing great right now."
A notable exclusion from the Barcelona line-up at Shah Alam Stadium had been star striker Lionel Messi, but Martino was quick to allay fears over his compatriot's fitness.
"He was a bit sore and we didn’t want to take any risks. It’s nothing serious but we didn’t want to take the chance," he explained.
With the 26-year-old forward injured, Martino was keen to heap praise on Neymar, who responded well to the responsibility of leading the Liga champions' attack with a goal.
"We are very pleased with how Neymar is performing in the games he has played," the former Paraguay trainer enthused.
"He’s fine, but we didn’t want him to play any more than 45 minutes and, even though he felt good, we didn’t change our plans.
"I’m optimistic, I think we’re in good shape to start the league. The tour has been good from a footballing point of view. We’ve had time to train.
"We’ve got fantastic players, so I’m not going to use a lack of time as an excuse."
The Catalans will begin the defence of their Liga title with a home game against Levante.
Boxing - Pacquiao backs Beltrano to beat Burns
“I believe Beltran will make it,” said Pacquiao, who regularly trains and spars with Beltrano.
“He is a nice guy, a good boxer and good luck to him, hopefully he can make it.”
Fight promoter Bob Arum was more cagey, however, pointing out that Burns will have the advantage of a raucous home crowd cheering him on.
“Beltran is one of our fighters and always gives a great fight,” said Arum. “Burns is a consummate warrior and the fans are in for a real treat.
“I think this is a 50-50 fight. There is an advantage to Burns fighting on his home turf but he is in with a guy who believes in himself in Beltran.”
Arum added that whoever wins the bout is set for a big-money clash against the unbeaten WBO number one contender Terence Crawford in New York later in the year.
"That is what we are talking about,” said Arum. “The winner of this fight in Madison Square Garden, against Crawford, as part of a big double header.”
Tennis - 'Perfect' Djokovic sends message ahead of US Open
The world number one was imperious in a 6-1 6-2 thumping of Frenchman Richard Gasquet as he blasted winners from all over the court in an eye-catching performance that should serve as a reminder to his rivals for the Flushing Meadows title.
"In every part of my game I was at my best," Djokovic said after taking just 52 minutes to humble the world number nine.
"From the start of the match I tried to dictate the play on the court and be in control of the rallies. I did it really well.
"As close to perfection as you can be really."
Djokovic will face his long time rival Rafa Nadal in the semi-finals after the Spaniard was equally as emphatic on the scoreboard and not far off in performance in a convincing straight sets win over Australian qualifier Marinko Matosevic.
Nadal beat Djokovic 9-7 in the fifth set of an epic French Open semi-final in two months ago but in this type of mood, even he may find the Serbian difficult to contain.
"Hard court is my most preferred surface. I feel that that's maybe the place where I have more chances against him (Nadal) than on clay definitely," Djokovic said.
"Of course it's going to be a huge challenge for both of us, but I'll be ready for it."
A Nadal-Djokovic match is a worthy final on any surface and the pair have plenty of history when it comes to battling for silverware.
Nadal leads their head-to-head 20-15 and before this year's French Open, their previous last 11 meetings had been in finals, four of which had been on hard courts all won by Djokovic.
"The conditions here are probably more favourable for him," Nadal acknowledged after his quarter-final.
"Yes, we are playing on hard, but especially the conditions here. It's one of the fastest courts of the hardcourt tournaments outdoors.
"Maybe that makes him a little bit more the favourite."
Ingridi rikthehet si 10 vite më parë
Ingrid Gjoni realizon klipin e saj të ri. E realizuar tashmë si bashkëshorte dhe nënë, IngridGjoni rikthehet fuqishëm këtë verë me një këngë superritmike, me muzikë të Stines, të cilës sapo i kaxhiruar edhe një videoklip nga “Max Production”.
Sipas gazetës Panorama, klipine ri ajo e ka xhiruar në një nga vendet më të bukura të Shqipërisë, te “Syri i Kaltër” në Sarandë. Dhe për të bërë diçka shumë të bukur, ajo është futur brenda ujit të ftohtë brisk që ndodhet aty. Dhe në mënyrë që gjithçka të jetë e këndshme për syrin, rroba me të cilën ka preferuar të veshë balerinat e saj superseksi do të jenë disa tanga të vockla. Pjesë e klipit do të jetë edhe një këngëtar i huaj. Dhe së fundi qershia mbi tortë: Ajo, protagonistja e këtij projekti, që me siguri do të jetë sukses,Ingridi… Meqenëse nga klipi i fundit kanë kaluar disa muaj, bëhuni gati për surprizën… /albeu.com/
Spears, ekstravangante edhe në kishë (FOTO-LAJM)
Britney Spears është fotografuar ditën e djeshme së bashku me të dashurin e saj David Lucado, teksa po shkonin në kishë. Përveç kapjes dorë për dore të çiftit, ajo që binte më shumë në sy ishte biondja Spears me veshjen e saj.
Në foto kengëtarja duket se ka rënë disa kile në peshë dhe ka veshur sërish një fustan të shkurtër dhe çizme të gjata. Veshje aspak e përshtatshme për të shkuar në kishë.
Por, ashtu sikurse jemi mësuar ta shohim Britney Spears ekstravante dhe të bukur në TV, ashtu shfaqet edhe në të përditshmen e saj. /albeu.com/
Dy këngëtaret serbe zihen për shqiptarin
Malazezja Manda Popoviç ka xhelozuar dhe ka akuzuar kënëgëtaren serbe Nikoliq për flirtim me të dashurin e saj,biznesmenin shqiptar Qazim Osmani, i cili ka qenë i dashuri i kënëgëtares serbe Natasha Bekvalac.
Manda ka hyrë në dhomën e Ana-s në hotelin "Maestral" në Budva, ku ishte ajo për pushime, me një miken e saj. Ana u përpoq ta largoj; nga dhoma Manda-n, por ajo mori disa lëndime pasi u gërvisht dhe u dërgua në spital.
Ky veprim u raportua menjëherë në polici nga Nikoliq.
"Unë do ti padisë të gjithë aktorët në kërë ngjarje duke përfshirë edhe hotelin"Maestral", citon Portalb.
Kjo nuk është hera e parë që femrat të rrihen për biznesmenin shqiptar. /albeu.com/
Kate Upton është ndjerë si lodër
Bukuroshja amerikane, Kate Upton, thotë se është ndjerë në shumë momente në fillim të karrierës së saj e përdorur si një lodër.
Në një intervistë për Elle, supermodelja dhe bjondja e zgjedhur si femra më seksi në botë, ka pranuar se në fillim të karrierës së saj është ndjerë e përdorur nga fotografët dhe redaktorët e revistave.
“Unë nuk jam një lodër, por qenie njerëzore. Nuk jam thjesht për t’u përdorur, por tashmë jam një grua dhe mendoja se po trajtohesha pa respektin e merituar”, theksoi Kate.
Ajo shtoi se në fillim shqetësohej kur etiketohej si një bjonde e cekët, por se tani ësht ëmësuar nga këto vlerësime dhe se nuk ndihet keq kur dëgjon gjëra të tilla nga njerëzit që nuk i njeh personalisht. /Telegrafi/
Kim dhe Kanye të martohen?
Kim Kardashian dhe Kanye West, do të martohen sa më shpejtë që është e mundur.
Burime thonë se dyshja, të cilët mirëpritën vajzën e tyre të parë NorthWest muajin e kaluar, janë duke menduar seriozisht për t’u kurorëzuar.
“Kanye ka qenë i dashuruar në Kim për vite. Ai është shumë i lumtur tash, dhe serioz me të... ai u ka thënë miqve dhe familjes së tij se do ta bëjë nuse atë që ditën që e takoi, dhe është i vendosur ta bëjë këtë”.
“Ai dëshiron të bëjë diçka vërtet ‘cool’ dhe të madhe dhe gjithçka mbi nivel”, ka thënë burimi. /Telegrafi/
Sëmuret rëndë Rita, anulon koncertet
Ylli botëror, Rita Ora, ka konfirmuar se është e sëmurë dhe se duhet t’i anulojë koncertet e parapara për këtë fundjavë.
Rita, e cila do të duhej të performonte në disa koncerte gjatë fundjavës me artistë të ndryshëm, ka bërë të ditur se ajo nuk do të jetë në gjendje të bëj këtë, pasi që ndihet e sëmurë.
“Kurrë nuk do ta bëja këtë derisa të mos detyrohesha fizikisht dhe në këtë situatë unë nuk jam mirë fizikisht. Më vjen shumë mkeq për anulimin e koncerteve për këtë fundjavë”.
“Unë kurrë, e përsëris kurrë nuk do të performoj derisa të jem fizikisht e gatshme për të bërë një performancë të mirë për ju. Unë kam një infektim të keq në fyt dhe gjoks. Më vjen keq dhe në momentin e parë që bëhem më mirë do të kthehem. Ju premtoj. Ju dua. Rita”, ka shkruar Rita në Facebook.
Mbetet të shihet se sa do të jetë jashtë skenave Rita, megjithëse problemet shëndetësore (infektimi në fyt dhe gjoks) duken të mëdha për të.
I dëshirojmë shërim të shpejt yllit dhe bukuroshes tonë... /Telegrafi/
Sergio Ramos: I prefer Ronaldo & Ozil over Messi & Neymar
The Spain international believes his Real Madrid team-mates are the finest to play alongside and has called on the club to put last season behind them
Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos has made it clear that he would rather play alongside Cristiano Ronaldo, Mesut Ozil and Isco than Barcelona duo Neymar and Lionel Messi.
Although Ramos is full of praise for the South American duo, he insists his Blancos team-mates are his preferred choice when it comes to attacking prowess.
"Neymar and Messi? I prefer Cristiano, Ozil and Isco, my team-mates here at Madrid," the Spain international told ESPN.
"No-one is in any doubt that Messi and Neymar are great players, but I just prefer the guys who are in our team."
The defender then went on to discuss Jose Mourinho's three-year spell in charge of Madrid and stressed he is keen to move on following the disappointments - and controversies - of last season.
"This is the start of a new era, with a new coach, new signings and we are all excited and hopeful of success," the 27-year-old said. "Last season, we were unable to repeat the successes of previous years but you have to focus on the positive side.
"I just think about the good things that happened. I’m not a resentful person. I just remember all of the things I learned during a period which is over now.
"Football goes on, we need to continue growing, developing and be ambitious so that we can win more silverware."
Guardiola is not a magician - Sammer
The Bundesliga champions got off to a winning start against Borussia Monchengladbach but the 45-year-old has warned that the Spanish coach will need more time to adapt
Bayern Munich sporting director Matthias Sammer insists that Pep Guardiola "is not a magician" and will need time to adapt to his new surroundings.
Expectations at the Bavarians are sky-high following the 42-year-old's arrival this summer on the back of the club's treble-winning campaign of 2012-13, but Sammer feels people cannot expect Guardiola to replicate such success straight away.
"Jupp Heynckes did not win anything in his first year at Bayern Munich. Jupp is a superb trainer, no doubt about that, but he needed a bit of time as well," Sammer told Sky.
"Now everybody says Pep Guardiola doesn't need any time to adapt and this is something I cannot understand.
"We have a new coach, who will need time to get used to his players, tactical formation and the board of directors.
"He is not a magician. He works hard, talks a lot with the players and does so in German. The fact that there's a big hype surrounding him and that he won everything he could win at Barcelona counts for nothing now."
Guardiola guided Bayern to a 3-1 win over Borussia Monchengladbach in his Bundesliga debut on Friday.
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