Enveloped by a strange sense of entropy, England’s captain is on a run of two goals in his past 10 England games OK, win the opening game. Let’s top the group and play Portugal next, a nation England haven’t beaten in a proper match since 1966. Harry Kane? Two England goals in his past 10. Plus it’s probably going to rain on Friday. The Stoics of ancient Greece had a practice known now as “negative visualisation”. This involved thinking about the worst things that might possibly happen, preparing yourself for a balanced approach to the coming obstacles by ramping up the bad vibes and generally taking it one doomed day at a time. Continue reading...
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