{"podcast":{"title":"FUT Weekly Podcast","slug":"fut-weekly-podcast-522863","podcast_index_feed_id":522863,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/COMG3776771841","website_url":"https://podcast.sport-social.co.uk/podcast/fut-weekly-podcast/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/9a32625e-e8e5-11ed-9b01-3f58e56b3c96/image/FUT_Weekly_Podcast_iTunes_Cover_2021.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"EA FC Ultimate Team Weekly","episode_count":388,"summary":"Game changing gameplay tips, insider insights, coin making strategies and SBC advice for EA Sports FC 25, directly into your podcast feed every week. FUT Weekly is the most popular, and longest running, FIFA and EA Sports FC podcast. Regulars include your host Ben, YouTube Legend AirJapes, content expert Josh, eWorld Cup Commentator Richard Buckley, The FUT Accountant. Past special guests include Nepenthez, Bateson87, ChuBoi, Zweback, and many more!","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fut-weekly-podcast-522863"},"episode":{"title":"Gameplay: The Big Man Meta w/NepentheZ #W28","slug":"gameplay-the-big-man-meta-w-nepenthez-w28","published_at":"2026-04-02T15:45:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fut-weekly-podcast-522863/gameplay-the-big-man-meta-w-nepenthez-w28","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fut-weekly-podcast-522863","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/COMG7612632744.mp3?updated=1775145123","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/COMG7612632744.mp3?updated=1775145123","summary":"Get double the episodes, and keep FUT Weekly going (for just £3 a month) by becoming a Patreon over at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bit.ly/morepod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. This includes an exclusive supporter podcast this week! NepentheZ joins Josh and Ben this week for his first Gameplay pod of the year. We get his thoughts on gameplay as a whole, how to find fun in the grind and why big man could be THE meta to counter AI defenders. 00:00 Introduction to Gameplay Episode 01:33 Nepenthez's Thoughts on FC 26 Gameplay 05:52 Matchmaking Problems in FC 26 08:34 Nep's Massive Tip - Attacking Runs 17:10 Tips For Making a 3 Back Work 24:12 The Problem With Bruiser 34:15 Is Precision Shooting Necessary Anymore? 40:00 You Should Be Changing Formation More 41:32 Big Man Meta Is The Key To Breaking Defensive AI 54:32 The HUGE Effect of Player Focuses Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"Get double the episodes, and keep FUT Weekly going (for just £3 a month) by becoming a Patreon over at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bit.ly/morepod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. This includes an exclus…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4333,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/fut-weekly-podcast-522863/episodes/gameplay-the-big-man-meta-w-nepenthez-w28/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fut-weekly-podcast-522863/gameplay-the-big-man-meta-w-nepenthez-w28.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}