On this episode of the FUT Weekly Podcast we hear from various Gameplay experts: eWorld Cup commentator Richard Buckley, First Owner Elite Division Player MattFUTTrading and FUT YouTube legend AirJapes joins your host Ben to discuss: TOTGS Tiago Djalo Reivew Numbers Up Di Maria Review Base Lahm Review Cristiano Ronaldo vs Cruyff Japes gets in on the 352 hype Richard's 451 Simplifying tactics Improving chance creation Kick Off Goals A very overlooked button Player Lock OP Ben answers your False 9...
Dec 09, 2021•51 min
FUT icon ZwebackHD jumps on after a crazy Black Friday! He joins regulars Nate (The FUT Accountant), AirJapes and your host Ben to discuss: Guessing Ben's Icon Pack Our Pound For Pound nominations Listener Pound For Pound nominations Flashback Benzema Moments Phil Jones Signature Signings Edwards SS Objective Baku League Objective Defrel Flashback Chiellini SBC Gelson Martins Icon SBC predictions Will meta players drop from here? Icon Swaps & TOTGS To come next? One Player Zwe thinks you hav...
Nov 30, 2021•46 min
On this week's episode a familiar panel of Trader and Elite Division Player MattFUTTrading, Top NA Player H00bear and YouTube Legend AirJapes join your host Ben discuss: Squad Foundations Uribe Review RTTK Traore Review RTTK Tapsoba Reivew Mid Raul & RB Kessie Review Applying pressure against someone holding the ball Have the patches actually changed the game? Why is the game "not what it was"? How we create chances Ben's all-time favourite tactic What player would you delete from the game? ...
Nov 25, 2021•48 min
Chicago Fire's Kacee makes her debut on FUT Weekly, and is joined by market and trading expert Nate — The FUT Accountant — plus FUT YouTube legend AirJapes and your host Ben to discuss: Our Pound For Pound Powerhouses this week Listener suggestions Japes in Farmers League shocker Adidas NumbersUp: a controversial promo? Market response to NumbersUp NumbersUp Militao thoughts Beckham gets an SBC celebrating him kicking another SBC player's father Flashback Morata & POTM Salah IF Nkunku & ...
Nov 16, 2021•48 min
Tolando77, who reached the Elite Division playing with his feet, joins the podcast along with AirJapes, MattFUTTrading and your host Ben to discuss: How Tolando plays FIFA22 with his feet The gameplay adjustments required His tactics and playstyle Aggressive or Conservative Interceptions? Scoring Longshots Importance of finishing stat Defending Driven Passes Worth putting CMs on Free Roam or Drift Wide? Some Sulinho and Rulebreakers Machis chat Much more! Get this week's Content Episode, double ...
Nov 11, 2021•48 min
Market and trading expert Nate — The FUT Accountant — joins regulars AirJapes, Richard Buckley and your host Ben to discuss: Our Pound For Pound Powerhouses this week Listener suggestions RTTF Kunku IF Alaba Review Rulebreakers Rudiger and Dante Rulebreakers Team 1 thoughts When to buy Rulebreakers Market After The Hero Pack Black Friday to have an impact soon? Flashback Kante causes a stir Get double the pod content, keeping it going (for just £3 a month) by becoming a Patreon over at bit.ly/mo...
Nov 02, 2021•50 min
Transfer-recording-breaking FIFA Pro Tom Leese and Gameplay Guru NealGuides joins AirJapes and your host Ben to discuss: Safely using fullbacks in attack Non-CBs and CBs — is it a bad move? NealGuides Tactical Approach Tom's Gameplans: 442 and 4231 How to best counter the 4231 Japes funky 451 tactics Should you focus on the meta/overpowered techniques? Things Tom needed to learn for FIFA22 Tom's most effective skills More shooting pointers Thoughts on Gameplay and GKs Much more! Want a chance of...
Oct 28, 2021•50 min
A packed week as Market & trading expert Nate The FUT Accountant, joins fellow regulars AirJapes, MattFUTTrading and Ben to discuss: Our Pound For Pound Powerhouses this week Listener's Pound For Pound Powerhouses Road To The Knockouts! Quick thoughts on RTTK Fekir and De Ligt Why Benjamin Andre RTTK was a nice idea but terrible in the end FIFA will no longer be called FIFA — what does that mean for FUT? No Loss Glitch Low end fodder investing Meta Player Market — still on the rise! The week...
Oct 20, 2021•50 min
Returning FUT Weekly legend Andy AJ3 joins your current regulars AirJapes, Richard Buckley and Ben to discuss: Our Pound For Pound Powerhouses this week Listener suggestions POTM Benzema Review Andy's FUT thoughts so far Analysis of the current Rivals and Champs structure Does the structure work for 'less able' players? Flashback Umtiti verdict POTM Ronaldo thoughts POTM Koulibally & Til Richard argues against OTW Loads more! Want a chance of winning 24,000 FIFA Points? Plus get double the p...
Oct 13, 2021•46 min
Hashtag United pro player Tom Stokes joins your regulars YouTube Legend AirJapes, eWorld Cup Commentator Richard Buckley and Ben to discuss: Even more finishing advice! Tom Stokes Pro 442 Tactics AirJapes 433(5) False 9 Richard's 4321 How important is a dedicated defensive midfielder? Pro player's mentality tips Our Controller Settings Our Camera Settings Loads more! Want a chance of winning 24,000 FIFA Points? Plus get double the pod content, keeping it going (for just £3 a month) by becoming a...
Oct 07, 2021•49 min
Insight and pointers on OTW, Pound for Pound Pound and Champions Playoffs! Regulars AirJapes, Richard Buckley and MattFUTTrading join your host Ben to discuss: Our Pound For Pound Powerhouses TOTW2 thoughts Bold calls for Diaz and Ramos as good centrebacks IF Vinicius Review Thoughts on currently known OTW players Our Playoffs Matchmaking works Pointers going into Playoffs "Rage Quit Meta" Has the 'restructuring' been good so far? Market thoughts Want a chance of winning 24,000 FIFA Points? Plus...
Oct 02, 2021•47 min
It's here! The first proper podcast of FUT22! Market expert The FUT Accountant, eWorld Cup commentator Richard Buckley and Top 100 NA Pro Player H00bear join your host Ben to dive into a load of gameplay and market chat: Our early game Pound For Pound Powerhouses General gameplay pointers Shooting advice Dribbling pointers Price predictions for players Whats the cause of strange prices? Preview Pack impact Objective tips Loads more A huge thank you to the EA Creator Network for allowing us to ge...
Sep 25, 2021•52 min
More pre-launch advice and pointers! Your host Ben is joined by eWorld Cup commentator Richard Buckley, squad battles expert MattFUTTrading and Top 100 NA Pro Player H00bear. Your panel discusses: Starter Pound for Pound Powerhouses! Best early link combinations Thoughts on the influx of pacy defenders New Icons: Van Persie, Cafu & Casillas Other notable high rated players boosts The risks of buying 'Hyped' players early on Squad Battles pointers Top gameplay tips for playing the AI Loads mo...
Sep 20, 2021•48 min
On this 'How to Start FUT22' Special, Ben is joined by YouTube legend AirJapes, coach and trader MattFUTTrading, streamer and YouTuber Chuffsters as well as the pod community's own DJFIFAPlayer. They discuss: Is the struggle of a no FIFA Point Road To Glory worth it? New Rivals and WL Rewards impact 20 hours rather than 10 hours of Early Access if you have Ultimate Edition! How to use early access? Advice for those considering spending FIFA Points Big brain Quick Sell Recovery tip How to make th...
Sep 10, 2021•52 min
Streamer and ex-EA Community manager ChuBoi, YouTube legend AirJapes and Esports Commentator Richard Buckley join your host Ben to breakdown and give their thoughts on the new Rivals and Champs structure, and what the FUT Producers revealed on stream: New Rivals and FUT Champions Explanations! Key takeaways from the FUT Producer Q&A Why is Rivals in FUT22 so complicated? Or is it? Rivals Rewards format rework: explanation & thoughts The end of self relegation? What we know about the Elit...
Aug 25, 2021•46 min
In this second part of a two part special, the podcast's most regular special guests — AirJapes, Richard Buckley, Marcus Gomes & MattFUTTrading — join your host Ben to give out their FUT21 End of Season Awards! Part 2 includes: Their FUT21 Nemesis Their favourite midfielder, attacker and defender from this cycle Their FUT21 Hidden Gem Their thoughts on content overall in FUT21 Hopes for content in FUT22 Supporters of the pod keep it going, get double the pod content (for just £3 a month) via...
Aug 12, 2021•45 min
Your host Ben reads through the FIFA22 Pitch Note 'FUT Deep Dive' so you don't have to! Plus he throws in some extra context to clear a few bits up. More FUT discussion and analysis to come very soon! This includes: Division Rivals Progression Starting Out Elite Division Weekly Rewards Season and Milestones Rewards Season Refresh Matchmaking FUT Champions Qualification Champions Play-Offs Champions Finals Champions Re-Qualification and Entry Champions Rewards Co-op Public Matchmaking Main Menu P...
Aug 11, 2021•23 min
The podcast's most regular special guests — AirJapes, Richard Buckley, Marcus Gomes & MattFUTTrading — join your host Ben to give out their FUT21 End of Season Awards! Part 1 includes: Guest's Pound for Pound Powerhouse of the Season P4PPOTS Listener Suggestions! Favourite promo of FUT21 Least favourite promo of FUT21 Favourite objective and/or SBC The panel's final FUT21 squads Supporters of the pod keep it going, get double the pod content (for just £3 a month) via Patreon over at bit.ly/p...
Aug 05, 2021•46 min
Your host Ben reads through the whole FIFA22 Gameplay Deep Dive Pitch Note so you don't have to! This includes: HyperMotion Gameplay Technology ᴺᴳ Advanced 11v11 Match Capture ᴺᴳ Machine Learning ᴺᴳ ML-Flow ᴺᴳ New on FIFA 22 Full Team Authentic Motion ᴺᴳ / Animation Refresh Tactical A.I. ᴺᴳ Competitive Settings Deeper Match Analysis Kinetic Air Battles ᴺᴳ Explosive Sprint Player Humanization ᴺᴳ True Ball Physics Attacking New Attacking Tactics Composed Ball Control ᴺᴳ Controlling the Ball Passin...
Jul 30, 2021•45 min
AirJapes and your host Ben had the opportunity to play an early FIFA22 build, thanks to the EA GameChanger Network. On this episode of the FUT Weekly Podcast they are joined by eWorld Cup Final commentator Richard Buckley and Top 100(ish) player H00bear to get into: Some key things to note before Thoughts on player movement and dribbling Significant visual changes New instructions and tactics Chance Creation and Build Up play Lots of new post-game data New more manual "Competitive Controls" The ...
Jul 22, 2021•51 min
A brand new item type is coming to FUT in FIFA22! The legend AirJapes joins Ben, DJFIFAPlayer and Italian Stallion Valerio to dig into: FUT Heroes initial thoughts New Hero Chemistry Confirmed FUT Heroes Rumoured FUT Heroes Pre-Order Bonuses Big Pre-Order Discount Copa America and Euros Finals Summer Stars 2 Futties incoming? 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/pod2years. This includes a 2nd weekly podcast t...
Jul 14, 2021•49 min
University of York Lecturer, Dr. David Zendle joins your host Ben to discuss developments, concerns and the future of Loot Boxes and Ultimate Team packs: What is Problem Gambling? Are FUT packs Loot Boxes? What has Zendle's research found? What is the link between Loot Boxes and Problem Gambling? Why is this link concerning? Are governments attempting to regulate or ban loot boxes? Would 'self-earned' packs be different to purchased? Will Preview Packs prevent the problematic behaviour and gambl...
Jul 09, 2021•47 min
AirJapes and Richard Buckley are reunited along with international tournament correspondent, Top 100ish player and community member H00bear, and of course, your host Ben. They dig into: Preview of the Euro2020 Quarters with PTG in mind Predictions (ha!) based on the performances so far Copa America — underrated PTG goldmine? England vs Germany thoughts — the FUT Weekly derby How this round of fixtures looks from a Path To Glory perspective Which PTG players we think are likely to progress Summer...
Jul 01, 2021•44 min
Andy (AJ3), YouTuber and Squad Builder Showdown creator hops back on the podcast, alongside trader/coach MattFUTTrading, the community's DJFIFAPlayer and streamer Tolando77. They dig into: Pack Previews: Future of FUT Impact on users of Preview Packs What Preview Packs mean for EA and loot boxes Tolando's incredible Gold 1 with his feet Path To Glory 2 — Pound For Pound options Moments Iniesta is crazy value Moments Icon SBC Maradona & Henry Will the market crash last? Much more Supporters o...
Jun 22, 2021•50 min
On this episode of the FUT Weekly Podcast, the opening round of Euro 2020, Copa America and the FUT implications are the focus on this week's podcast. We've got Sweden's Skoldiee, England's ItsJames and Anyone-But-Portugal's H00bear joining your host Ben. They cover: Path To Glory Team 1 Teams showing promise after Euro 2020 Round 1 Good value Swedes Festival of Futball — Pricey players & Pound for Pound Powerhouses! Thorgan Hazard could be THE gem of this squad PTG Marcus Llorente Review PT...
Jun 16, 2021•51 min
ZwebackHD returns to the podcast alongside market expert FUT Accountant and legendary skiller Kazooie94! On this episode they join your host Ben to discuss: Upcoming content: Festival of Futball & Summer Heat? Late cycle investments that could pay off big time Ultimate TOTS & Libertadores TOTGS Kazooie's thoughts on skill 'meta' this year Pound for Pound Powerhouse: Turkish Joe Rogan TOTS Di Maria & Kimpembe reviews TOTS Muriel More tinfoil TOTS content conspiracies Some wild Euros p...
Jun 10, 2021•49 min
A familiar cast as AirJapes returns and is joined by YouTube rising star ItsJames, FIFA eWorld Cup Commentator Richard Buckley, Melbourne City Pro Marcus Gomes, and your host Ben. They discuss: Moments Joe Gomez Review TOTS Depay Review TOTS Cuadrado vs TOTS Jordi Alba How to beat OP TOTS defenders Challenges of beating the very best — should you bother? Using small target target men Player Lock — fun and effective — but only just being utilised by many Pros! Much more! Supporters of the pod kee...
Jun 03, 2021•47 min
FIFA Commentator Richard Buckley, FUT tutorial/gameplay expert NealGuides and content connoisseur DJFIFAPlayer join your host Ben. Is the balance between TOTS and Icons right? What happened to Premier League content? Serie A TOTS breakdown Eredevisie & CSL thoughts Big TOTS Fellaini Market projections Passively pick up some 90+ fodder Our Pound For Pound Powerhouses this week A CF at RB TOTS Barella & Cuadrado TOTS Romero Review — top tier CB? Loads more! Supporters of the pod keep it go...
May 27, 2021•47 min
Melbourne City Pro Marcus Gomes, and Top 200 player H00bear join AirJapes and your host Ben to discuss: Should you sub off your best players? How to beat the 442 Little-known technique to make lobbed through balls effective Why the Target Man instruction helps so much Fekir doing a madness for Ben again (TOTS edition) TOTS Kimmich Review TOTS Lewandowski Review Loads more! Supporters of the pod keep it going, get double the pod content (for just £3 a month) and can enter the 2x 12,000 FIFA Point...
May 20, 2021•45 min
Market and content expert Nate The FUT Accountant, streamer and YouTube big-timer ItsJames, and the legend AirJapes join your host Ben on this content podcast! They dig into: Icon Swaps 3 combinations and verdict Objectives pointers La Liga TOTS thoughts TOTS market movements Crazy amount of content! Pound for Pound Powerhouse TOTS Vazquez Reviewed TOTS Mount & Romarinho Reviews TOTS Suarez suspect? Flashback Marcelo & Coutinho Moments Cantona, Desailly and Raul Supporters of the pod kee...
May 12, 2021•51 min
