Beckham readying for Milan derby

(GSM) – AC Milan’s David Beckham is extremely excited as his side gears up for the Milan derby this weekend. The Rossoneri are currently six points behind reigning champions Inter with a game in hand.

Two consecutive wins, one of which would come against Inter, would mean Milan go level on points with Inter. Beckham knows how big the match’s impact can be, especially that it is the derby of Milan.

“It’s talked about for weeks, and then the week before,” he told ESPN during an exclusive interview. “It’s all anyone talks about.

“It’s in the papers, it’s on the TV. It doesn’t matter what position you are in the league – when it comes to a derby game, it really matters as it’s such a big game.

“Everyone knows what Italians are like anyway with football. They’re passionate and have so much enthusiasm for any game but, especially when it gets to a big game like this, the whole city gets involved.

“And it’s special. It’s a special atmosphere. It is [important] because we were quite a few points behind Inter and, obviously with Inter drawing at the weekend, we keep grinding away and keep grinding results and kind of getting back into it.”