21.  Three previous Revolution head coaches have made similar statements.

22.  Two years ago, after a disappointing World Cup tournament, the previous coach quit.

23.  Unlike his previous coaches, who let Sprewell freelance without conscience, Carlesimo wanted more team play.

24.  Under previous coaches, particularly Jacques Lemaire, the Devils were perceived as a boring team with a rigid, defensive style.

25.  Aguirre has garnered praise from the Mexican media for molding a team with a mixture of veterans and young players ignored by previous coaches.

26.  Also encouraging was the maturity of flanker Joe van Niekerk, who was plucked from relative obscurity by the previous Springbok coach Harry Viljoen into international ranks last season.

27.  Former Yugoslav basketball star Slobodan Subotic has agreed to coach Olympiakos Piraeus, the club said Thursday, hours after a losing streak forced the previous coach to quit.

28.  In his defense, Zhao said he left the national team to join an international walking club set up by his previous coach, the newspaper reported.

29.  Last week, Tapie fired previous coach Jose Anigo after a heated argument over playing tactics at a training session.

30.  The previous coach, Canadian Brent McEwen, quit this spring because the Norwegian team had failed to win a single game under his leadership.