Manchester 部隊d 的 Jude Bellingham continues to impress as 16-year-old helps Birmingham earn FA Cup replay with Coventry

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Whenever 16-year-old Jude Bellingham was bulldozed off the ball by a man in a Coventry shirt, a 確かな tragicomedy 伴う／関わるing Michael Owen and Neville Southall （機の）カム to mind.

The year is 1999 and Owen, starring in a BBC Two 'サッカー 技術s' programme, 繰り返して 得点する／非難する／２０s past a young boy before shamelessly wheeling away in 祝賀, shouting 'get in there'.

'井戸／弁護士席 done,' Southall barks 支援する at the Liverpool and England striker, 'he's 13'.

Manchester 部隊d 的 Jude Bellingham was impressive as Birmingham drew with Coventry

Bellingham is not much older. A skinny thing, he was occasionally made to taste grass as he went shoulder to shoulder with League One 対抗者s in this FA Cup draw.

But the Manchester 部隊d 的, 率d at £30million by his club, would not be いじめ（る）d into submission. He 絶えず searched for the ball, ran from box to box, spread play. He was a 有望な 誘発する in an さもなければ dull goalless draw, moving like a gazelle and 招待するing both 経営者／支配人s to あられ／賞賛する his 成熟 in their 地位，任命する-match 圧力（をかける） 会議／協議会s.

Bellingham's positional 認識／意識性 was 特に impressive - he had a knack of creating a five-yard circle of space around him - and there was a preciseness to his passing.

Bellingham is slight 肉体的に but 供給するd a 有望な 誘発する in what was さもなければ a dull draw

Bosses of 選手権 Birmingham appear 確信して he will still be on their 調書をとる／予約するs by the time this fourth-一連の会議、交渉／完成する replay rolls 一連の会議、交渉／完成する - which will also be held at St Andrew's.

Pep Clotet's 味方する were classed as the away team on Saturday, 借りがあるing to their groundshare with Coventry and the fact 示す コマドリs' men were drawn at 'home' for this 衝突／不一致.

In 停止 time, 代用品，人 Callum O'Hare - on 貸付金 from Aston 郊外住宅, making him an enemy for Birmingham fans - had the goal at his mercy from all of three yards out. Yet he 行方不明になるd - a 不正に-timed swing of the boot that will surely haunt him for years. With that, the tenant and the landlord 株d the spoils at St Andrew's.