Have you been trying him out in the other striker slots?

I wouldn't panic just yet either! Game engine seems to be a little strange so far this season on my server as well. Today alone, in the champions league their were 3, 3:3 draws, all three games were 3:0 at one point. There were a couple other strange draws as well, like a team salvaging a draw in the final minutes while down to 9 men and another draw where one team had 20% possession. I'm happy to have picked up a hard fought 2:0 win although having a 14Q advantage, in lieu of these other results.

Nordeus might just be trolling stronger teams to prompt more token buying.