Greg Dyke has vowed to invest in coaching if that is the best way to achieve his vision for the England national team.
The Football Association chairman awoke on Thursday to a mixed response to his keynote speech outlining his fears - and ambitious targets - for the senior side.
Dyke is establishing a commission to get to the bottom of just why the number of English players starting in the Premier League fell to a new low of 32% last season.
And the ultimate aim for David Bernstein's replacement is to put in place a system which helps England to victory in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
It was put to Dyke, in a telephone interview on Sky Sports News, that England's problem in developing talent could be down to a lack of coaches - just 1,161 with the UEFA Pro Licence as opposed to 12,720 in Spain - rather than the number of foreign imports in the Premier League.
And he said: "I think you're quoting the numbers from my speech.
"I spoke to the guy responsible for coaching at UEFA and he said 'you're not necessarily comparing apples with apples', but it does seem to me that's something we should look at.
"If it means a very large additional investment into coaching, let's do it. The FA is pretty well off compared to most FAs in the world, but you've got a restricted budget so you can do some things and not others.
"We've already appointed (director of elite development) Dan Ashworth, and he's appointed some pretty good quality coaches already.
"We have a new U21 manager (Gareth Southgate) responsible for the whole structure.
"When I arrived one of the things I found was there seems to be no co-ordination between the U16s and the national team.
"It seems to me you need to identify talent, nurture it, make them feel wanted by England and gradually move them through. That's now happening."
The plan is for Dyke's commission to collate ideas which the FA will then attempt to implement - with the support of the Premier League.
And Dyke believes in six months time he will have a better idea of whether his vision - for the national team to be at the heart of English football - is achievable.
He said: "This is not about a chairman, this is about putting in place a structure, an ambition, a goal. It doesn't matter who the chairman is, in all honesty.
"Why don't you invite me back on in about six months and I'll tell you if there are enough ideas we think will make a difference, that we can implement."
The Football Association chairman awoke on Thursday to a mixed response to his keynote speech outlining his fears - and ambitious targets - for the senior side.
Dyke is establishing a commission to get to the bottom of just why the number of English players starting in the Premier League fell to a new low of 32% last season.
And the ultimate aim for David Bernstein's replacement is to put in place a system which helps England to victory in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
It was put to Dyke, in a telephone interview on Sky Sports News, that England's problem in developing talent could be down to a lack of coaches - just 1,161 with the UEFA Pro Licence as opposed to 12,720 in Spain - rather than the number of foreign imports in the Premier League.
And he said: "I think you're quoting the numbers from my speech.
"I spoke to the guy responsible for coaching at UEFA and he said 'you're not necessarily comparing apples with apples', but it does seem to me that's something we should look at.
"If it means a very large additional investment into coaching, let's do it. The FA is pretty well off compared to most FAs in the world, but you've got a restricted budget so you can do some things and not others.
"We've already appointed (director of elite development) Dan Ashworth, and he's appointed some pretty good quality coaches already.
"We have a new U21 manager (Gareth Southgate) responsible for the whole structure.
"When I arrived one of the things I found was there seems to be no co-ordination between the U16s and the national team.
"It seems to me you need to identify talent, nurture it, make them feel wanted by England and gradually move them through. That's now happening."
The plan is for Dyke's commission to collate ideas which the FA will then attempt to implement - with the support of the Premier League.
And Dyke believes in six months time he will have a better idea of whether his vision - for the national team to be at the heart of English football - is achievable.
He said: "This is not about a chairman, this is about putting in place a structure, an ambition, a goal. It doesn't matter who the chairman is, in all honesty.
"Why don't you invite me back on in about six months and I'll tell you if there are enough ideas we think will make a difference, that we can implement."