The unfortunate truth about England's World Cup failure is that no one is talking about it

The second half against Croatia seemed like a dawn. The England stars are the new artists on the board after years of tactical frustration. And if their greenness can be questioned, the prosperity before they continued to live in the Aztecs proved that the DNA of the old English can mix with the so-called new.

Then that 'good old grit' seemed to slow down. Norway almost rowed all the way to shore, until England's Real Madrid star voiced his opinion. Oasis echoed again and with Argentina waiting, there was no question of quality.

But for 39-year-old Lionel Messi, this was not a make-believe England team.

This was the England team playing Jude Bellingham – Galactico winner. A team with newly crowned Premier League players, with two of the most expensive players of all time in Morgan Rogers and Elliot Anderson. If that wasn't enough, the Barcelona defender and the Bayern Munich striker have been spotted up front.

Thomas Tuchel has told the country he will not go back to survivalist thinking, but he couldn't resist holding on to what he had as the nation waiting for history found themselves in the finals for the first time in 60 years. In came Dan Burn, back he took out the Three Lions and Argentina faced Spain in New Jersey.

Tuchel blew the whistle when England won the bronze medal against France. However, those are the same boos that Sven-Goran Eriksson, Fabio Capello and Gareth Southgate have heard. Sometimes, the problem doesn't start in the technical area – it goes much deeper.

The 'good old English DNA' hasn't even produced a Premier League winning manager. The truth is, it doesn't produce quality coaches to approach.

The FA is offering only 90 A-license slots to 800 applicants

It is estimated that only 90 coaches a year are admitted to the FA's UEFA A course – the qualification required to coach in the Premier League and obtain a UEFA Pro license to lead the technical field.

That number may sound healthy, but the real context can be revealed by the estimate that there are about 800 scholarship applicants per year. It's a shame for the FA, who are forced to turn down a staggering number of coaches due to limited places.

Said the coach who was denied UEFA A courses in England before being accepted in Spain Football FanCast: “The need is there. And when the need completely exceeds the number of places obviously it's very difficult to try and do courses, to improve. So that was the challenge I was facing to continue just because there weren't enough courses and too many people kind of a little bottleneck in terms of going from one course to another.

“The A license in England is only done at St George's Park and the A license in Spain is done in the provinces if you like. Obviously there are many other courses, it is easily accessible.

“Costs are decreasing and many people can get courses because there are many courses, which are for the region. It's true, so I found out a few times that I can be one of those people selected in England.”

The cost of coaching badges in England has long been criticized – an England manager is yet to win the Premier League.

The closest its program has come in the last 20 years is to producing respectable coaches such as Eddie Howe and Graham Potter. Both have managed Champions League football and deserve a lot of credit. However, no one can say that they are England's version of Pep Guardiola.

Meanwhile, nine of the last 20 managers who have won La Liga have been Spanish. In an area where training is affordable, those numbers shouldn't surprise us. There is a need, there are places and there are, therefore, elite managers keep coming.

English training method is more expensive than in Europe

Although EFL and Premier League clubs are likely to sponsor the UEFA B and UEFA A badge if they feel that the coaches are ready to develop and have the opportunity to participate in the first team, it comes at a much higher cost than in Spain.

The difference in money is £12,973. The difference on the field is two European Championships and two World Cups in the last 20 years.

It's not just accessibility and cost either. Once the coaches have won their battle to defend the limited UEFA A place, the modules fail to create really productive managers. If you look back at English football, it's hard to point to Johan Cruyff, Pep Guardiola or Arrigo Sacchi.

There is a clear idea of ​​what the Spanish DNA means in football. There is a clear lineage to follow.

“There's a lot of emphasis on winning. A lot of emphasis on winning, much more so than in England,” said one coach who got his A license in Spain. Football FanCast.

“In England, it is definitely more focused on the method, the progress of the individual development programs and the learning of the players, which is very good. It is a different way of doing it. But in Spain, it is very competitive. Every time is very analytical. They are very focused on the tactical side of the game.

“When you have the whole country in that way of working, especially as a group and as a team, there is a clear understanding of what people should do, their role and their responsibilities in different areas of the field.

Put simply, Spain focuses on teaching technique and team ownership, while England's curriculum teaches individual development and player-centred learning. And that was watched by everyone at the World Cup.

With Bellingham and Harry Kane pulling the Three Lions into the final four in a superb, memorable but singular minute, Spain went one goal behind, turning to Real Sociedad's Mikel Oyarzabal to lead their line and enjoy seven different goalscorers in eight games.

Regardless of the player, the role and the system remained the same – a system with the same core principles that every Spanish player learned from the youth level up to winning championships at the highest level.

It is easy to blame Tuchel for withdrawing as England managers have done in the past. But the truth is that the reason the ball took such a disastrous journey home is not because of a slow driver, it's because of a car that has failed a series of MOTs.

Until the FA discovers what the “DNA of English football” means and opens the door to innovation that will provide cheaper prices and more places for quality coaches, the Three Lions will remain a team of the times rather than a long-awaited history.