On 9 September, he decided to halt his formations in order to reorganise before pushing on but General Alexander replied on 10 September that "It is of the utmost importance that you maintain pressure upon the Germans so that they cannot remove forces from your front and concentrate them against Avalanche".
Den 9. september besluttede han at standse sine formationer og reorganisere før fremrykningen, men Alexander svarede den 10. september, at "Det er af yderste vigtighed, at du opretholde presset på tyskerne, så de ikke kan fjerne styrker fra din front og koncentrere dem mod Avalanche.