TH 8 Struggles/ New update

I'm going to start this off by saying i'm not quitting, I love this game and i definitely want to proceed to a higher TH...

The problem i'm having is being targeted every single time by TH 9 players. I'm getting 3 starred, and no matter how many base designs I use, i keep failing!

I've also noticed that farming is also harder, i don't know why but for some reason, after this update i can't find any farm. There literally isn't any farm in any base! I seriously want to get to TH 9 as soon as possible, especially since the only thing's that are left are my walls and my traps! All together i have 139 walls and 86 walls at level 8....