I had my first cup match today, as I'm level 2 and have an above average team, I've been put with level 4 teams with much higher quality than me

One of my strikers is injured and another is 32 and untrainable, so I decided to buy a striker before the game today. There was nothing in the auctions so I bought my first ever scout. He cost 69 tokens + I had to swap a load of tokens to afford the £2Million price tag. He's 22 and I assumed he'd be a good trainer, but he's one of the slowest in my squad. He's faster than my 32 year old striker, but slower than almost everyone else.

Is this bad luck or are scout players rubbish. I assumed he'd be a fast trainer as he cost a fortune and he's been observed by a scout!!! He provided nothing in the game and if he turns out to be a poor performer and a slow trainer then he's worthless...