Focusing exclusively on his own generalship, Montgomery continued to say he thought the counteroffensive had gone very well but did not explain the reason for his delayed attack on 3 January.
Idet han fokuserede udelukkende på sin egen indsats, fortsatte Montgomery med at sige, at han syntes, at modoffensiven var gået ganske godt, men uden at forklare, hvorfor han udskød angrebet til den 3. januar.