Michel Vorm replaces injured Jasper Cillessen in Dutch squad
Tottenham's second-choice shot-stopper, Michel Vorm, has gotten the call to replace Jasper Cillessen in Danny Blind's Netherlands squad for Tuesday's friendly against England.
Capped 15 times by the 1988 Euro winners, Vorm will return to the fold for the international friendly in London, the Dutch football federation announced Sunday.
With Newcastle United and former Oranje first-choice Tim Krul sidelined long term and Cillessen out with a broken nose sustained in training Sunday, Vorm could get the nod to start Tuesday at Wembley ahead of Feyenoord's Kenneth Vermeer and PSV's Jeroen Zoet.
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Vorm will likely welcome the playing time, as the former Swansea City 'keeper has played second fiddle to French international Hugo Lloris at White Hart Lane this season. The 32-year-old Vorm has made just one Premier League start this campaign for second-place Spurs, one start in the Europa League, and four in the FA Cup.
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A dismal qualifying campaign that will see the Dutch miss out on this summer's Euro 2016 tournament in France has been coupled with a rampant injury bug.
Joining Cillessen, Wesley Sneijder, and Arjen Robben on the sidelines will be Ajax attacking midfielder Davy Klaasen, who will also miss out on Tuesday's match, and has been replaced in the 23-man squad by Chelsea loanee Marco van Ginkel.
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