Given Kompany's propensity to suddenly sit down in the middle of the pitch clutching his calf, 3 or 4 times a season, I'd regard not buying another centre half as a huge (and unnecessary) gamble. Richards has the pace, but not the guile or positional sense, to play there, whilst a Garcia/Lescott combo would get torn apart by all bar the very worst teams in the Premiership, never mind Europe. With Nasty out for 6 weeks, and you can usually double the length of the projected absence once Dr Nick Riviera and the rest of the City medical team get involved, half decent, and preferably mobile, cover is a must for me