FUT Weekly Podcast

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How to Start FUT in FIFA21! Sep 12, 2020

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FUT legend AirJapes, trading experts ImADuckQuackk and MattFUTTrading sit down with your host Ben, to discuss their approaches to starting FUT21. They cover the spectrum from the Web/Companion App to proper launch:

Taking advantage of ‘pre-console’ FUT
SBCs & Objectives
Trading
Importance of Web/Companion App to ‘RTGs’
What player you should bring into your club early
Early Game Access plans
Rivals rewards impacts
FIFA Points potential
Small Value Trading Methods for ‘RTGs’
Market Inflation and when to buy/sell players
Loads more!

Supporters of the pod keep it going, get double the pod content (for just $3 a month) via Patreon over at bit.ly/morepod. Including the longer, an added Q&A on the above topics, covering:

How will new elements impact the start of FUT
Bronze/silver pack methods
Should you wait to play your rivals placement matches
Is doing Draft a trap?
Most important positions to buy first?
What nationality should you choose for your starter pack?
OTW Investing
Which Rivals rewards should you take?
Plenty of trading tips!
Much more!

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Hands-on with FIFA21 & FUT! Sep 03, 2020

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FUT legends AirJapes and Kazooie94, plus your host Ben, had the opportunity to play an early build of FIFA21 as part of an early FIFA21 Capture Event. They join up to give their thoughts on this week’s episode of the FUT Weekly Podcast:
FUT Stadium Customisation
FUT Mode changes
Potential significance of Rivals changes
Other new FUT features
‘New Daily Knockout’
Gameplay ‘feel’ in FIFA21
Increased responsiveness?
Park the Bus effectiveness
Is attacking AI improved?
Supporters of the pod keep it going, get double the pod content (for just $3 a month) via Patreon over at bit.ly/morepod. Including the longer, even more insight filled version of this pod, covering:
Is Kroos usable?
Player Switching
Shooting (including timed finishing and chip shots!)
Skill moves
New collision system
Bridge skill move
Much more!

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FUT Features revealed for FIFA21! Aug 12, 2020

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FUT legend AirJapes, Melbourne City Pro Marcus Gomes and market expert MattFUTTrading join your regular host Ben to dig into the FUT features that EA have revealed for FIFA21.
Your panel discuss:

Announcement of loads of new icons
Coop — what can you and can't you do? Where could it be useful?
New "FUT Events" and rewards
Complete stadium customisation
Fairly significant Rivals changes — what do they mean for our FUT day to day?
The new Rivals 'cash reward injection'
FUT Friendlies (A Daily Knockout Tournament alternative?)
Much more!
The discussion continues on your Extra Time podcast — following soon!

Supporters of the pod keep it going, get double the pod content (for just $3 a month) via Patreon over at bit.ly/morepod. Including the Extra Time version of this pod, covering:

New upgrades: 'Player Moments' — the stat boosts we've been waiting for?
Loads and loads of seemingly great quality of life improvements
Taking your FUT club between consoles
Should FUT push towards being more manual?

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FIFA21 Gameplay Features with Nepenthez Aug 09, 2020

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Nepenthez joins AirJapes, Ben, and The Guide's Tazz, who has played FIFA21 (an early build). They dig into the new features explained in the latest FIFA21 Gameplay Pitch Note article.
You'll find discussion on:

'New' Player Personalities
Creative "Manual" Runs
Balancing attack and defence
Revamped heading and crossing
Much needed passing changes
Contextual Agile Dribbling
Japes finding a Co-op friend

Supporters of the pod keep it going, get double the pod content (for just $3 a month) via Patreon over at bit.ly/morepod. Including the extended edition of this pod, covering:

Low-skill skill moves
Biggest difference playing FIFA21 compared to FIFA20
"Super Cancel" could be massive
Big but low-key: responsiveness changes
FUT becoming more manual?

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FIFA21 Gameplay Pitch Notes: Audiobook! Aug 04, 2020

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Your host Ben reads through the recently released, very in depth, FIFA21 Gameplay Pitch Note.
From manual runs to improved responsiveness the notes cover all gameplay elements in FIFA21 — including:

Player Personality
Agile Dribbling
Creative Runs
Positioning Personality
Smoother Encounters
Enhanced CPU AI And Competitor Mode
Fundamentals Of Football
Giving Players More Control
Skill Moves Improvements
Gameplay Responsiveness Efforts
Quality Of Life Improvements
Plus much more!

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FIFA21: Co-op & Leaks! Jul 29, 2020

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In this episode Ben is joined by regular AirJapes and, for a second week in a row, Melbourne City Pro Marcus Gomes. They dig into the latest FIFA21 News:

Cantona confirmed!
1st Icon leak
Xbox One to X and PS4 to PS5 transfer
FUT Co-op could be a lot of fun
Leaked Rivals changes
More leaky business

Supporters of the pod keep it going, get double the pod content (for just $3 a month) via Patreon over at bit.ly/morepod. Including the extended edition of this pod, covering:

Agile Dribbling
Positioning Personality
Creative Runs
Competitive Mode CPU AI
Smoother Encounters
Fundamentals of Football Revised

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Should EA do 'a PES' & skills that pay bills? #44 Jul 22, 2020

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Melbourne City Pro Player Marcus Gomes joins your regulars AirJapes and Ben to discuss:

How to get shots off in the box vs a packed defence
Where do should EA go with skill moves?
Marcus's top skills which pay his bills
Ben's favourite fun and effective skill move he's probably told you about lots of times before
Gomes starts an RTG (in July!!!)
Should EA do a PES and pause the annual FIFA release cycle?
Which sides should you have your left and right footed CB on?
Summer Heat Pogba reviewed
The good, bad and ugly of Summer Heat
Best CBs for 3ATB
Japes runs 433(2) and seems to like it a lot

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Ribery vs Dembele & Nerf Wars: Pace vs Chem Styles #W42 Jul 08, 2020

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AirJapes returns. after a week in the podcast wilderness, and is joined by one time partner in crime, and presenter of actual ‘soccer’ on actual TV, Aaron West.
With your regular host Ben, they cover current FUT content and look ahead to our inbound FIFA21 future:

Summer Heat Reviews
Including (but not limited to): Dembele, Ribery, Firmino!
Ribery better than TOTS Messi?
Japes Agressive 532
Is 5 chemistry acceptable?
Should chemistry styles be removed - or significantly nerfed?
Mbabu and Pope Insights
'Gold Pack Method'
Fodder Crafting

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Pro Footballer, Cricketers & Psychologist on FUT Mental Edge #W41 Jul 01, 2020

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Professional Cricketers Steven Finn and Sam Billings, Professional Footballer Tom Pett, and esports coach to the stars Edgar Chekera join Ben in a FUT Weekly first.
In this main pod they cover:
Pett's 'Pro Player Card' & whether he deserves his workrates

Mental difference between competing in FIFA vs Pro Sport
Their FUT players of the year so far
Rethinking FUT achievements
Unexpected psychological benefit of FUT for footballers
Whether being a footballer gives you an advantage in FUT
SH Objective Bruno Fernandes thoughts
SH Objective Ibrahimovic Review
SH Objective Kessie at LB
SH Malanga Sarr
Prime Icon SBC should have been moments?
Summer Heat players we'd love to see
Much more!

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What they take from professional sports and apply to FIFA
How skill moves can be massively important for enjoyment/effectiveness
Getting back into a game in FIFA vs real sport
Learning from actual football: should you keep attacking or cynically close out a game?
Focusing on what you can control
Plenty of sports psychology insights!
Much more!

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EA Play & Mendy madness #W40 Jun 24, 2020

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In your supporter exclusive full week 40 of the FUT Weekly Pod, your host Ben is joined by regular & YouTube Icon AirJapes and trading & content expert Elyyt (aka Sean) to discuss:

FIFA21 news from EA Play
Summer Heat is actually hot
93 & 89 Objective Mendy reviews

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This week's full edition includes: