One could argue if he would have been able to defend against Bratyn in the next week,
He wouldn't have been able to. Despite his gains, the Turk army was still superior (as shown in that particular war). It would likely have been more difficult, but the conclusion would have been the same. Particularly because on top of our relative military superiority, the Indians would have joined regardless of who played Mamluks.
Also worth noticing that he probably doesn't snipe Steve.
Hot insider info: Steve is sniped a whole lot less than the streamers would have you believe. Most people only listen to it (and don't watch), and most of those have voice chat with alliance members going on top of that. Also, usually the players are smart enough to come to the same conclusions as the observers. And finally, there is a 20second delay in the stream, so when you see something happen within 20 seconds of the streamers saying something it is by definition impossible to have been a Steve Snipe.