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Chris Smalling says team-mate Daley Blind deserves more credit for his seamless switch to the heart of Manchester Uniteds defence. Uniteds 1-0 victory over Everton last Sunday was their 15th clean sheet of the campaign and England defender Smalling insists Blind has played a major part in keeping alive the Reds hopes of a top-four finish.Blind was utilised primarily as a midfielder when he joined from Ajax in 2014, but has spent most of this season at centre-back due to an injury to Phil Jones. Its great knowing he is naturally a midfielder, so he has that passing range and ability down to a tee and defensively he is very sound as well, Smalling said.He deserves more plaudits and I think he will get them if he carries on playing the way he is playing. Everyone is standing up and taking note that Daley is one of the mainstays of this team and he is keeping us ticking. Blind (left) deserves more plaudits, says Smalling (right) Louis van Gaal decided to put his trust in Blind rather than enter the transfer market and Smalling believes his faith in his fellow-Dutchman has paid off for the United manager.We know we can rely on each other, he added. When there is a situation you dont have to over cover because you dont trust your partner. We trust each other fully and we bring out the best in each other as the games have gone on. Hes a joy to play alongside.United, who beat rivals Manchester City 1-0 prior to their win over Everton, will be looking for a third successive Premier League victory when they take on title-chasing Tottenham at White Hart Lane this Sunday, live on Sky Sports. Also See: Shaw resumes light training Herrera: Were better than City Schmeichel tops Power Rankings Fourth may not secure CL spot Custom Seattle Seahawks Jerseys . His brother — Red Lake chiropractor Richard Radford — is en route to Sochi to cheer on his younger brother. "Ive been getting texts from Eric and he just says the atmosphere is amazing, its special,” he said. Dontae Johnson Seahawks Jersey . "There are a lot of things that are going very well in this organization. Im not coming in here to rip things apart," Nicholson told reporters Friday. "I know what Hockey Canada was when I started, and I know where this (Oilers) organization is today. http://www.footballseahawksfanatics.com/.While Rosberg is coming off a strong victory at the Brazilian Grand Prix, Hamilton is dwelling on a mistake that ended his streak of five consecutive wins and kept him from increasing his advantage. Michael Dickson Jersey . QUARTERBACKS Carson Palmer (vs Colts)Last week: 30/42, 419 yards, 2 TDsWinners of their last three and now tied for the final wild card spot in the NFC, the Cardinals are worth keeping an eye on. D.J. Fluker Seahawks Jersey . -- Canadian ski cross star Marielle Thompson accomplished two goals in one race Saturday.Stewart Regan says Scotland will stand firm and defy FIFA by letting their players display poppies when they face England at Wembley. Footballs global governing body has banned both nations from displaying them and said sanctions could follow if players do show the poppy during their World Cup qualifying tie, which falls on November 11.Regan, the Scottish Football Association chief executive, says the SFA still plan to mark Armistice Day alongside their colleagues from the Football Association in England by wearing black armbands with the poppy. Scotland players wore armbands showing the poppy in 2011 against Cyprus Its about doing whats right and in reality we are not doing anything differently to what we did back in 2011, Regan told Sky Sports News HQ at the opening of Scotlands Sport Performance Centre at Heriot Watt University in Edinburgh.Scotland players wore an armband with a poppy on them when we played Cyprus in Larnaca in 2011. England players wore armbands with a poppy on them when they played Spain and, on that basis, we are struggling to understand what has changed. Watch NOW TV Watch Sky Sports for just ￡6.dddddddddddd99. No contract. All FIFA have done is draw our attention to the laws of the game. Law four says that you shouldnt have any political statements or religious emblems on your shirt. We dont believe that the poppy represents either of those.If law four was ever going to catch anything, it wasnt going to catch a poppy being worn on an armband. For us, this is about respect and it is about remembrance and we want to do what is right on Armistice Day. Football Score Centre app Sky Sports customers can watch Premier League goals and highlights every weekend at no extra cost. Also See: RBL write to FIFA over poppy ban Pearce expects FIFA to relent Snodgrass back in training Strachan: Nation comes first ' ' '