Oddly it was NAVY friends and acquaintances that criticised Woodward - they felt he'd grossly underestimated the air threat from Day 1 (his initial briefings were especially dismissive I understand) and then panicked and pulled the T22's out to defend the carriers and moved eastward as well - thus exposing the other ships to attack. He wasn't that popular with his subordinates I believe and the Army felt he never listened to their concerns - which is probably one reason he missed out finally on the very top jobs. He did win - and that's all you can reasonably want from a General/Admiral - there are others who would have made a complete Horlicks of it - but that doesn't mean to say he was perfect or that he should never be criticised.
The Army had one or two SO'c who really didn't perform either - but compared to the opposition.........................