What helped you get better at FC25?

I'm a consistent Rank 3 player, every week, without fail.

I feel like I'm in a place where I just don't know how I can make a massive leap in skill level.
Towards the back-end of FC24 I would be a consistent Rank 2 player with the occassional Rank 1 but that was partly due to how good my team was from grinding SBC's every day.

What are little things that you found helped you get better at the game?