Well he did (barely) beat Rommel ! Who was sick at the time. Plus his Italian & German troops were exhausted, out of gas, ammo and were outnumbered. But hey, a win is a win! Right?
Just ask his Troops about it after Market Garden! Grumpy
(Mumbling heard about him being a Prima Donna, a very slow mover, overly cautious, hard to get along with as an Ally, a 10 gallon Hat & no cattle etc etc)