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I disagree. Richards is a liability. Not fit to lace Dawson's boots. He's so clumsy and appalling at positioning.
And what good is a 4th choice CB who is always injured (especially when our 2nd choice one - Kaboul - is too).
Not even on a free for me.
I think your basing this on his poorer performances. You could argue the clumsy and positioning case against a lot of defenders who are having a bad day. I think athleticism is one of the major qualities a defender needs to be a great player and Richards certainly has that in his locker! A team can obviously complement this with some more technical defenders (vertonghen and vlad) but usually a strong, powerful and quick backline get you out of trouble a lot of times across a season.
For this reason I'd replace Dawson with Richards any day of the week although we would miss his presence in the squad. A cb group of Vertonghen, Vlad, Kaboul and Richards is a great selection to chose from (be it we can get them all fit!)