The 2-4 loss to Manchester United provided important indications, including the need to give space to Cisse. His rating of 6.5 already tells us a lot: we are not yet facing a completely ready player, but a boy with qualities who deserves to be observed closely. He deserves the opportunity to demonstrate that those qualities can be useful to Milan during the season.

Against Manchester United, Cisse appeared still under rhythm, a normal aspect for a player who must find continuity and confidence with a higher level of football. But within an imperfect performance, we saw those characteristics that should convince Milan not to interrupt the path right now.

The play of the second goal is not a detail

Cisse opens and closes the splendid maneuver that leads to the second Rossoneri goal. It is an important signal because it demonstrates participation in the construction, ability to move, and above all, the desire to be the protagonist of the action.

The dialogue with Ramos also revealed something interesting. Cisse seems to have that technical naturalness that allows him to play a few meters from his teammate, seeking the combination instead of the individual solution. It is a heritage that, with daily work, can become even more precious.

Even Ramos' rebuke for that missed pass in the first half can be read in a positive way: Cisse was inside the action, involved, present in the opponent's area. He still lacks continuity in reading situations, but it is exactly this type of detail that can be corrected with training and experience.

Why sending him away now would make little sense

The point is not to say that Cisse should become an immediate starter. It would probably be a mistake. The point is another: Milan can afford to keep him in the squad and gradually insert him into the rotations.

A long season offers games, moments, disqualifications, injuries, and different tactical needs. A boy with these characteristics can start with 15-20 minute spells, enter when the result is favorable, have space in less delicate games, and gradually earn more important minutes.

It is precisely how a player is built: not by waiting for him to be ready to give him space, but by giving him space so that he can become ready.

The risk, if any, would be to let him leave too soon and then discover after a few months that Milan already had at home an element capable of giving depth to the squad.

Milan must have the courage to invest in its young players

There is also a more general issue. A team like Milan cannot think only of the present. It must also build its future, especially when it identifies young players who show technique, personality, and growth margins.

Cisse is not a finished player today. And that is exactly the point. It is not necessary to ask him to be.

It is necessary to keep him close to the first team, work on his defects, increase his rhythm, improve his readings, and understand how far he can go. If the path is the right one, Milan could find itself with a useful player at home without having to wait for someone else to enhance him.