Did you miss the part where he was ordering the Alliance around after Shikaku died?:| what he was never acting more like a general or did u miss when Gaara took out his father and seal Trollkage and help defeat Mu
U also must have missed when Gaara was the only one to step to blind madara after everyone was scared after he shrugged of sasuke .. Granted in the end madara used his Susanno to get out ... But Gaara still stepped up as a general
Not to mention when Gaara was running around with naruto who was barely alive desperately trying to save his friend who he knows was the best chance at winning this war
What was shikamaru doing ...hmmm oh right he was watching team oro take out SZ. With the rest of the fodder alliance ..
That's not being a general