Milan must give continuity to the technical project: another revolution after one season would risk bringing everyone back to the starting point.

Gerry Cardinale should prove he has changed through a concrete decision: confirm Ruben Amorim even if Milan fails to qualify for the Champions League. It is a position that may seem counter‑current, because giving up the main European stage would have a sporting and economic impact. Yet, precisely in front of a difficulty the conviction with which a club chose its coach is measured.

The Champions League must be a Milan objective. But turning it into the sole criterion to decide the future of the bench reduces a technical project to a line in the table. The judgment should also include team growth, player development, recognisable style of play and the ability to correct problems.

Cardinale, confirming Amorim means taking responsibility for the choice

When an ownership entrusts the team to a coach, it assumes a responsibility that should go beyond presentation and statements of trust. It must know the coach's ideas, understand his needs and accept that the building process can go through complicated phases.

If Cardinale considers Amorim the right man, he should support him even when the path becomes less comfortable. Changing the bench after every missed target can offer an immediate answer to disappointment, but leaves unanswered questions about squad construction and the quality of corporate decisions.

A coach is responsible for the work on the field. The club is responsible for the conditions in which that work is carried out. Responsibility must be shared, especially when results do not meet expectations.

Milan's growth must be measured beyond placement

Imagine a Milan capable of improving during the season, developing a precise identity and making several players more reliable, but excluded from the Champions League by a few points. In such a scenario, stopping the work would, in my opinion, be a mistake.

It would mean asking another coach to start over: new hierarchies, new market demands, new evaluations of recently bought or recovered players. Every restart entails a cost, also in terms of time and learning.

Continuity must not become an alibi. Amorim should be evaluated rigorously: organisation, group management, adaptability and performance relative to available resources. But a season with concrete signs of growth would deserve continuation even without the desired European result.

Support for Amorim must translate into coherent choices

Confirming the coach would make sense only if the decision is accompanied by a shared project. It would be necessary to identify gaps together, intervene on the necessary roles and clarify which players truly represent the future of the team.

A trust given in words and questioned at the first defeat would serve little purpose. Amorim would need recognised authority, while management should ensure coherence between technical assessments and market operations.

This is the change I would ask of Cardinale: resist the temptation to hand a new coach the task of erasing every disappointment. Missing Champions League qualification would be a failure of the seasonal objective, but would not automatically demonstrate the failure of the whole project.

Milan should choose to build even through difficulties. If Amorim's work shows a credible direction, the ownership must have the courage to confirm him. Stability gains value precisely when maintaining it requires a conviction stronger than disappointment.