Cameron Archer does himself no favours for Aston Villa after stinking miss v Dortmund
Cameron Archer may have hurt his chances of regular minutes at Aston Villa after a dreadful miss against Borussia Dortmund.
The Villans fell to defeat in their final pre-season clash ahead of their Premier League opener against West Ham United.
Two quick-fire first-half goals from Emre Can and Julian Brandt were the difference at the Westfalenstadion in a fourth preseason defeat for Villa.
Unai Emery will be disappointed by the result but will be frustrated after what he saw Archer do after coming off the bench.
Cameron Archer has Aston Villa stinker v Dortmund
The ex-Sheffield United man came on in the 70th minute and had a guilt-edged chance immediately after entering the field.
This came after Gregor Kobel made an error to give the ball away to Leon Bailey who gave the Dortmund keeper a chance to get back.
Arguably the Jamaican should have got a shot off himself but eventually, the chance fell for Archer with the goal gaping.
With two defenders between him and the goal, the 22-year-old’s effort had to be pinpoint but that was miles away from the eventual strike.
Emery will have been disappointed to see his potential second or third-choice striker for the new season drag the ball well wide of the goal.
Archer put his head in his hands, signifying how big of a chance he had missed and how disappointed he was to have wasted the opportunity.
Considering in a 20-minute cameo against Dortmund, the ex-Middlesbrough loanee had just seven touches and was caught offside once [FotMob].
Two of his touches came in his poor miss in a moment that will have done him no favours with Emery ahead of the new Premier League campaign.
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