Redbeard
Banned
Imagine, someone being worried about Monty's ego pick Patton instead! 
Monty (or any other top leader) wasn't there to be nice around a coffee table but to get results - that he did.
IMHO Monty was the perfect general for the allied - a systematic type rarely getting out on a limp but cleverly utilising the allied superiority in numbers and materiel, and not at least in gaining the confidence of his men. That some of his closest subordinates and colleagues felt intimidated I really couldn't care less about. They're at war, not on a date!
Patton was much closer to the German ideal - ie. a dashing type always looking for opportunities to exploit - and with prospect of big wins or huge defeats. On German side a huge defeat would not bring anything about you wouldn't have anyway without the gamble but on allied side it was about not being caught off balance but investing your regular paycheck instead of gambling it.
An when opportunities showed up for exploit Monty also could see them like at Market Garden. At very low risk an opportunity to end the war soon was taken, but failed due mainly to bad intel.
And as others have already said, Monty commanded an Armygroup - that is in an entirely different class from commanding an Army.
BTW I think Eisenhower was perfect in his role - because he was a splendid diplomat and that was mainly what was needed in that job. Monty (or Patton) would have been disastrous in Eisenhowers job. I could have seen Alanbrooke in it however.
Monty (or any other top leader) wasn't there to be nice around a coffee table but to get results - that he did.
IMHO Monty was the perfect general for the allied - a systematic type rarely getting out on a limp but cleverly utilising the allied superiority in numbers and materiel, and not at least in gaining the confidence of his men. That some of his closest subordinates and colleagues felt intimidated I really couldn't care less about. They're at war, not on a date!
Patton was much closer to the German ideal - ie. a dashing type always looking for opportunities to exploit - and with prospect of big wins or huge defeats. On German side a huge defeat would not bring anything about you wouldn't have anyway without the gamble but on allied side it was about not being caught off balance but investing your regular paycheck instead of gambling it.
An when opportunities showed up for exploit Monty also could see them like at Market Garden. At very low risk an opportunity to end the war soon was taken, but failed due mainly to bad intel.
And as others have already said, Monty commanded an Armygroup - that is in an entirely different class from commanding an Army.
BTW I think Eisenhower was perfect in his role - because he was a splendid diplomat and that was mainly what was needed in that job. Monty (or Patton) would have been disastrous in Eisenhowers job. I could have seen Alanbrooke in it however.