He was dismayed at the conduct of some of the opposition, particularly Germany'sMichael Ballack, when his side lost 2-1 at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.

"The problem with foreign players is they go down and stay down," he told the Sentinel.

"Our players jump up after a foul. James Beattie went down three minutes after Michael Ballack went down and jumped straight up.

"He doesn't roll around trying to get someone a booking. They try to put pressure on a referee but we have to accept that.

"I was born in Wales, I played my football in England and we are different to them I suppose. I am not having a go at him (Ballack), it is just their culture."