The game against QPR almost played second fiddle in the build-up as the attention was focused solely on if the two defenders would shake hands with each other ahead of kick-off. <img alt="" src="http://images.mid-day.com/2012/sep/terry_1.jpg" style="width: 400px; height: 332px; " /> QPR&rsquo;s Ferdinand (left) refuses to shake John Terry&rsquo;s hand. Pic/AFP Ferdinand ended up snubbing both Terry and Ashley Cole &mdash; who was a defence witness at the July trial &mdash; and Di Matteo was perfectly happy with the conduct of his own squad. &ldquo;I have to say both sets of players showed a great attitude this afternoon. They focussed on the football and played the game in the right spirit,&rdquo; he told reporters. &ldquo;Our players handled the situation today very professionally. We offered (to shake hands), we did our part, if other people don&rsquo;t want to that&rsquo;s their decision. &ldquo;I think we should shift the focus to the football side, not the handshake before and the handshake after.&rdquo; The game did eventually take centre stage and finished goalless. Di Matteo&rsquo;s only disappointment was that his side could not put the finishing touches to their chances. He added: &ldquo;The only disappointment is we didn&rsquo;t score the goals from the chances we created. Coming to Loftus Road is always difficult because of the history and the rivalry between the clubs.&rdquo; u00a0

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