There are approximately 3,000 qualified coaches in England. Germany, who won the World Cup only last night, have over 30,000. Spain have 24,000. This is impacting the way we train young footballers in a detrimental way, meaning the English national team is stagnating, and the good work of Brian Eastwick, Trevor Brooking and Roy Hodgson isn't changing anything. The way we can change this, is to make coaching badges more accessible to the general public, many of whom would love to coach football, from the highest level to the lowest grassroots levels. Right now, coaching badges and courses are prohibitively expensive, and considering the largely working-class football fanbase, it means so many people who love football don't have this avenue to explore within the game. More qualified and trained coaches means better coaching throughout all levels of the English game, and better coaching at all levels means better players at all levels. It's simple. Reduce the cost of coaching badges and courses, and over time, English football of all levels will improve.