And the LORD said unto Gideon, the people that are with thee are too many for me to give the Midianites into their hands, lest Israel vaunt themselves against me, saying, Mine own hand hath saved me.

No matter how people vaunt an own great activity, they are usually just the outcomes of opportunity, rather than a great intention of result.

There are two reasons why that scenario would never happen. First, Lagerfeld is the last person to look back or to vaunt his past achievements.