Hey,
Thanks for your congratulations ! Yes it was an amazing win against you, and I know it must have been a huge disappointement for Israel.
Yes I decided to secure at all cost the medal, because there are some cases where we are eliminated, as you said, with a huge loss, and some bad results (for us) in the other games. We already saw (for instance in our game against you) that huge losses happen. So, sorry, but I think it definitely makes sense. Furthermore, you don't know our TS, and other few NT managers you talked with neither. You totally have the right to have your opinion, but winning a medal is, I think, knowing my team, a really good result for us. In my point of view, we weren't among the favorites, so secure the medal was the main target in my mindset. And playing today's game at lower attitude would'nt have change anything to that. I hope it clarifies the causes behind my choice !