​England might have gone out of the World Cup with the kind of performance that would cause deep introspection in other countries, but there was none of it from the Football Association.After a bland public statement about how “the players and Thomas gave it everything”, there were strong private indications that no consideration was being given to change – or much else.Thomas Tuchel has been heavily criticised since England’s semi-final defeat (PA Wire)The FA are all in, even more assured that Tuchel is the manager to finally guide England to victory at a home Euro 2028.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe deeper arguments about the future are for another day but, even in this moment, there is actually a real danger in Tuchel’s spell being broken with the players.Will Thomas Tuchel retain the faith of his England players? (PA)He was specifically appointed because of his reputation as a tactical genius who is a “winner”, well versed in getting teams over the line. And yet here were the most rudimentary tactics possible, that have cost the players a chance at history, amid inferred criticism about their “belief”.It isn’t exactly hard to see how this could go wrong.For now, those around the England camp are left to lament what happened at this World Cup. Some are even feeling a sense of cosmic injustice, that it will simply never be them, that it’s somehow going to go at least 62 years without a major trophy.England were stunned late on by Argentina (Reuters)That failure represents almost a reverse alchemy, especially when the FA invested so much money. And yet that is precisely why there is actually a football justice to this outcome.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThis will be hard for many England fans to hear but some – especially in the FA – arguably need to.It is probably a good thing for international football that one of the wealthiest countries – already blessed with so many advantages – do not win just because they can afford to appoint the most expensive coach available.What, after all, would the message be? What would the lesson be? That wealth is enough? That you can just bolt on a “winner” if you have enough money?There’s already too much of that in the club game. It is a good thing that it doesn’t infect international level in the same way, that deeper ideas are needed, and it would actually be a better thing for the FA if they were forced to properly think about this.England splashed the cash to appoint Thomas Tuchel and appear to have made little progress (Getty)But will they?AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe response so far suggests not.The greater frustration is that they’ve done most of the work.English football has used its immense wealth to create a talent production system that is the envy of most of the world. There is a conveyor belt of players, especially in certain positions. The Elite Player Performance Plan has worked.It is still a plan, however, that is not rea