No, the OP stated his base could defend against any army except gowiwi, mass drag or someone using 4 spells. I certainly do not bother cooking gowiwi to drop on a th9! I just find that comment silly. Please read the full quote....
Smalls, I am not trying to pick on you. You have made good progress so far. A solid th9.
but surviving multiple attacks is just part of the game - if you push cups. Farming with TH outside means at worst you face ONE full on attack. At best some th7-8 snipes your TH. With th inside it means you can expect multiple hits on your base. And yes, it sucks to be hogged 2-4 times in a row until someone finally gives you a shield. Think of the greater strat. On my first push as a th10 I would routinely loss 200-400k gold to mass hogs. Yep i "won" defense. Keep your th inside when you are active and toss it out at the end of the night.
During my last push I left base weak to barch. Lots of buildings outside, splash in the core. So I would get barched. Being barched is just about the best way to loose!
I would really really recommed trying to push up in cups for a week. It has nothing to do with the match making. But people see those tombstones all over your base and think fresh meat! Especially if your xbows are empty.
hehe, higher up lots of people try to bait attacks by leaving tombstones. But the base is at full strength.
edit: why I have always said the BEST defense in this game is leaving your th exposed! Forget infernos or xbows. Nothing beats 100% protection from having your th sniped.

