IMO we should not risk cole & terry for today match. Look at our coming fixture we have double fixture every week until the October international break. I will be happy to see Cole terry lampard mata all tested. Mikel & ramires/romeu at double pivot. Moses hazard Oscar or maybe S23 lead the line. Weekend against juventus. Don play play. Atleast tonight we should arrange more physical force in the midfield 5.

Rdm should start to rest some player. I hope he learn from aletico Madrid lesson. Last match is crucial especially am full of energy but our side is way too tired.

One of the reason he is world class because he knows how to win the game when situation not favorite to his team...

Look like RDM should try to play false9....

"ur failure lead to my success, thank you very much"

RDM was so nobody when he was in westbrom 18months back.. thx to avb... RDM become SOMEBODY in just 18 months.

i just watch the replay of the match.. a few thing we need to learn from our opposite...

Shakhtar Donetsk Attacking Trio were very good of pressing the game.. i wonder if our defender playing a zonal marking? There are so many Shakhtar player dribbing & shooting outside our penalty area.

Our attacking trio was like waiting for ball distribution on counter attack rather than the like of drogbra & anelka were willing to track back & use their physical body to win the ball. I understand why RDM willing to play ramires on the right with lampard & mikel on pivot. Shakhtar attacking trio really expert in finding & squeezing space.

However mikel & ramires seriously need to be more aggressive & marking thier attacking player. Look at Shakhtar.. their 4 defender rarely join the attack but yet their team are so good in creating chance.. hope RDM learn from them how to avoid the space left by our full back when our fullback burst forward & attack.

What i see is... we need a solid DM with faster reaction & good body strength & marking skill. RDM need to review on the tactic... we lack of wide especially our attacking trio love to overlap in the middle. we should sometime play 4-3-3 & 4-2-3-1. Oscar may not be ready for CM position for 4-3-3. when next time we face the team like Shakhtar who good at retaining possession, we should have more solution to retain back the position. Of course RDM may be thinking to have a good counter attacking.. but we need not just counter attacking but some pressing & retain possesion.

RDM need to find the balance of our attacking trio... he need to do some changes not to just using technical attacker like oscar, mata & harazd. Indeed play strurridge on the right. Our attacking trio lack to support of midfield to win the possession as well they have to polish their pressing skill & increase thier workrate..

Above is my 2cents... Please comment if i miss some points.

Do torres consider proven & settle in Epl? he was so good during Xabi Alonso at liverpool time.. i afraid Ba become become next example of torres.. playing good for 1 of the epl club but not the other when transferred. But seriously compare to berbatov, Torres, Dzeko transfer fee... RVP transfer price should not consider expensive..