'The England shirt was worn with heaviness': the role psychology played in helping the Lionesses

As the sound of the Black Eyed Peas’ I Gotta Feeling reverberates around the changing room, two words are on the words of the England players’ lips: ‘Sarvatra Vijay’. An Indian Army motto meaning victory everywhere, it’s also the mantra that is about to carry this group of women into the biggest game of their lives.

The scene could easily be taken from t…