A successful England team and more home-grown youngsters playing for senior club sides are the two immediate targets for Greg Dyke, the new FA chairman said on Saturday.
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The 66-year-old, who succeeded David Bernstein this week, was speaking at a council meeting at the national centre of coaching at St George's Park, Burton in his first official function as chairman.
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"The one thing we all want is a successful England team and we haven't had any outstanding successes since 1990 so how do we get a successful team?," Dyke told the FA's in-house television channel, referring to the run to the World Cup semifinals 23 years ago.
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"Young English players are clearly important for the future. The question is: one, can we develop them?, and two, can we make sure they play? And the second point seems to be more difficult.
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"Some clubs will tell you English kids just don't have the same technique (as overseas players) - lots of people tell me that's not true. The question is, why aren't they playing?".
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Dyke, the former director general of the BBC and more recently chairman of League One side Brentford, said there were issues that needed to be addressed.
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"English football is a great success in many areas but there are some areas where there are still problems and they need to be sorted," he explained.
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"Obviously I have just joined, I am looking around, I am talking to people and trying to learn.
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"But having a plan is not enough, the hard bit is doing it. It's a tough job.
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"I spent the last three years being a club chairman and when you are winning you are very popular and when you are losing you're not. It's as simple as that," said Dyke.