However, if the first day's results had been disappointing, General Collins found cause for encouragement; although the Germans were fiercely holding their positions, these did not seem to form a continuous line and were susceptible to being outflanked or bypassed.
Selv om den første dags resultater havde været skuffende, fandt general Collins anledning til optimisme: Selv om tyskerne holdt stædigt fast i deres stillinger, lod disse ikke til at danne en sammenhængende linje og kunne rammes i flanken eller omgås.