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Player Profile: Lloyd Jones – Charlton Athletic’s brick wall in defence

Widely regarded as one of the most promising English defenders in his age group, Jones was compared to everyone from Alan Hansen to Vincent Kompany but never got anywhere near Jurgen Klopp’s first team.
Lloyd Jones wins a header against Hull’s Kyle Joseph

Addicks’ brick wall savours his second half
By Chris Dunlavy

Lloyd Jones, Charlton’s 30-year-old centre-back, said recently that he’d had two football careers.
The first began in 2011 when, aged just 15, he was plucked from Plymouth’s academy by Liverpool.
Widely regarded as one of the most promising English defenders in his age group, Jones was compared to everyone from Alan Hansen to Vincent Kompany but never got anywhere near Jurgen Klopp’s first team.
There were loans to Cheltenham, Accrington, Blackpool and Swindon. A permanent move to Luton in 2018 yielded just six appearances in two ...

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