that's what people forget, tiki taka was a defensive idea in that if the other team can't score if you keep the ball away from them and you don't need as many chances if your players are good enough as they will eventually score.
problem is even an u21 player at a big 6 team is on a fortune compared to what we would pay, so it's cash vs the chance of 1st football
if you are a kid from an estate in cov it is hard to turn down that money