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Ryan Nelsen says he feels 'really bad' for QPR team-mate Anton Ferdinand

Image: Anton Ferdinand: Queens Park Rangers defender refused to shake Chelsea captain John Terry's hand

Ryan Nelsen says he understands why Anton Ferdinand did not want to shake the hand of John Terry and Ashley Cole before Queens Park Rangers' 0-0 draw with Chelsea.

Meanwhile, Nelsen rejected Chelsea boss Roberto Di Matteo's claims that he was lucky to have escaped a "100% stonewall penalty" after wrestling Terry to the ground. "If you ask John, he just fell down. I was holding him, of course, but he just fell down. He does it to everybody in their box," Nelsen said. "I said to him 'that was a bit embarrassing John' and he laughed when he ran off. He didn't say anything to me, I think he was too embarrassed. "It's one of those ones that, when you're there, the ref was smart enough to see it. "He was nowhere near the ball, was never going to win it, so he just fell down. He was just trying to get a penalty and trying to get something for his team to win. "I'm really surprised Roberto said something like that because, in his day, he would probably have done the same."

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