I said it a million times already:
The MD11 is not tricky in the real sense of the word. It just needs good pilots who can deliver stable final approaches.
The speed/drag curve is climbing sharply behind Va and one should never get below that reference. But this should be trivial for a professional. That it is not, originates in the new training methods and shortcuts. Many pilots are routed through aircraft that no longer really need pitch and power discipline. They are told that if in trouble, to let go of the stick/yoke and most certainly not to interfere with the holy thrust levers, automation should take care of it! It takes away the pilots' awareness of impending speed loss, of what a increasing attitude may warn of, that chasing the flight director may please a TRE in the sim and all the sops, but is detrimental to stable short finals if you weren't established throughout the approach beforehand.
What surprises me is not the fact that we might be discussing such accidents, but the lack of honest awareness of why they happen.