Gareth Southgate says England cannot afford to be "football snobs" this summer as the variety of short passes and long balls can disrupt Europe's best.
The Three Lions produced a solid, composed display against Croatia on Sunday as they kicked off Euro 2020 with a 1-0 win in Group D.
The performance was not perfect and Jordan Pickford and John Stones appeared to have some heated discussions about whether to build from the back or hit the ball long during the first half of the Wembley clash.
"We didn't want to do that every time. But there are moments to go longer, we've got a centre-forward who wins more of his share of the ball.
"And we shouldn't be football snobs. It's great to play out from the back and get to the halfway line in control of the ball, but it's just as effective to go to the centre-forward and be in control of the ball and be able to play from there.
"The variety is important against top opposition."
