-read your messages
-read wiki
-check your contracts
-try to log as you can every day
-check the market from time to time, compare prices, values etc
-read some basic guides of this forum
-don't forget "illegal formations"
-friends are good at least for the first levels
-exchange gifts with them (it's free)
-reading more than playing in the beginning (if you want the most of the game)
-use "search" for more specific answers
-make specific questions to have specific answers

or else you 'll have answers like "win the matches"
meaning nothing ... meaning everything

From a rookie