His command style had worked when he was leading a division or corps, but once promoted to command of an army, it opened him to criticism over whether the advantages gained were enough to offset the loss of efficiency that followed.
Hans ledelsesstil fungerede, når han anførte en division eller et korps, men da han blev forfremmet til at lede en armé, gav det anledning til kritik af ham om, hvorvidt fordelene, han opnåede, var tilstrækkelige til at opveje det tab af effektivitet, som fulgte med. Model viste heller ingen særlige evner for strategi.