Excuses ARE explanations why you were wrong.

Dont get me wrong, I can get your complaints. I just think that when you do make a mistake, explaining it is kind of pointless, especially if no one is asking for the reason.

They were really foolish to think everything will be ok as long as they have fighting spirit. Its nice to see that they actually crumbled in the face of actual strategy, since they themselves uaully have none.