The 'codes of football' (invoked so that cases of indiscipline are handled internally, so that the names of those who committed them are not made public) began to work in Barcelona regarding the issue of Billy Arce.
Twenty-four hours after Frickson Erazo said that we should not "demonize" Arce for driving under the influence in a vehicle without license plates and with tinted windows, Leonardo Ramos stated yesterday that "we cannot stick a sword in the chest of a player who was actually on his day off" when he was arrested for breaking the law.
The ordinary justice sentenced Arce to 20 days in jail and 10 days of community service. In July of this year, also on his day off, Arce committed acts of indiscipline at Emelec, the club that separated him despite his arrival in 2019 as one of the most promising signings of the club.
"I'm sure we have all had a beer, a glass of wine, and none of us are what is being published everywhere about Billy. Yes, from our side he will have a strong reprimand if we can reach a consensus with the club. For us, he is an interesting player, a coworker that we have to help him (...) We have to help him, especially in behavior. There can be 10 million moralists who speak whether they drink or not, and here we all drink, that is the reality. We just have to know when to do it. What I take most into account is the lack of respect for authority (Arce shouted at the police), that is the worst thing that can happen," Ramos said.
"If there is the possibility for him to stay with us, we will emphasize that a lot (discipline), because he is representing a very important institution and he has to know that what he did was wrong. Surely he will have to serve some more penalty (sanction), but we should all take off the moralist label and understand that what happened to him could happen to anyone," added the coach. (D)