As soon as these words were spoken, there was an uproar from the audience!
Since the match was held in London, most of the journalists at the press conference were from local London media.
Among them were quite a few journalists who were Arsenal supporters.
Tang Long's remark about celebrating his birthday with a hat-trick instantly stirred up a hornet's nest!
The journalists were in an uproar, the scene was chaotic, accusing Tang Long of not respecting the Premier League coaching legend, and not understanding how gentlemanly football should be played.
Seated on the stage, Guardiola remained silent, repeatedly flicking the tip of a pen with his thumb, producing a "click-click" sound.
Tang Long's words were earth-shattering, resounding, and actually represented Guardiola's sentiments.
He pondered, for the 1:8 score, you can blame me, but why are you targeting my players?
