So right you are, Filew....
Can't count the number of times I've climbed the stairs at the Narita View with a bottle of Jack Daniels to watch people try to land in the fall and spring winds....
Autothrottles really hinder in gusty conditions. Speed goes low, Autothrottles spool up and nose pitches up, speed goes low, nose pitches down.
Better to turn them off and maintain one throttle setting that works, let the gusts average out.