FEATURE | Thrown into the deep end against Newcastle, Marseille’s Darrly Bakola neither sinks nor swims

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This feature is a repost from Get French Football News and can be found HERE

Darryl Bakola, just five days before his 18th birthday, was thrown into the deep end. Given his first start for his formative club, Olympique de Marseille, in a UEFA Champions League encounter no less, it felt like a sink or swim moment. 

In the first 45 minutes, he did the former as his confidence evaporated. Roberto De Zerbi, who took the bold choice to start Bakola in a No.10 role, said…