article_snippet.sent: Rio Ferdinand has been a colossus of the game.
article_snippet.sent: In Rio Ferdinand pomp, Rio Ferdinand was the stuff of strikers' nightmares, driving some of the world's greatest goalscorers to distraction with lightning-sharp reactions and an instinctive reading of the game.
article_snippet.sent: Rio Ferdinand's pictured in training at Queens Park Rangers last week.
article_snippet.sent: Rio Ferdinand's would love to be out there, hunting down and hassling opponents, robbing attackers of the ball, winning the aerial duels, playing Rio Ferdinand's part in Queens Park Rangers' survival mission.
article_snippet.sent: On Sunday, Rio Ferdinand's posted a Twitter picture of a pile of chicken bones after lunch at Rio Ferdinand's mum's.
article_snippet.sent: Rio Ferdinand's had not been involved in the 4-1 win at West Brom 24 hours earlier and it weirdly seemed to sum up Rio Ferdinand's peripheral role at the moment.
article_snippet.sent: Having called time on Harry Redknapp Manchester United career after 12 trophy-laden seasons, Rio Ferdinand's moved to Loftus Road in what Harry Redknapp described as a 'remarkable coup for the club.'
article_snippet.sent: Harry Redknapp described Rio Ferdinand's's signing last summer as a 'remarkable coup' for the club .
article_snippet.sent: Even in FIFA Club World Cup (1): 2008 mid-thirties, Harry Redknapp believed Rio Ferdinand's would bring 'quality, class, experience and know-how' as QPR returned to the top flight.
article_snippet.sent: QPR envisaged Rio Ferdinand's in a sweeper role, the central pivot of a three-man defence in an in-vogue 3-5-2 system.
article_snippet.sent: Rio Ferdinand's has shown glimpses of Rio Ferdinand's imperious best for QPR the season .
article_snippet.sent: As you would expect, Rio Ferdinand's has conducted Rio Ferdinand's like a model professional on the training ground, maintaining Rio Ferdinand's fitness in case Rio Ferdinand's was called upon.
highlights_snippet.sent: Harry Redknapp initially wanted Rio Ferdinand to be at centre of a back three .
  