Where is the justice?

[Buffs Mad]

You get matched up in the Cup by Quality at the time of the draw. A lower level high quality team has little scope to improve without huge investment. A lower quality high level team has huge scope to improve with little investment.

Take a 6* team into the Cup and you might get 3* sides 3 levels above you. They then buy 4 or5* players from their market and you are looking at 7or8* opponents.