How is this fair ?

[Sully]

me a lvl 14 player against a lvl 23 player in the cup what a joke whats the point in me imporoving my team if im gonna come up against unbeatable teams 9 levels higher.

He is a level 23 manager with a level 15 team. How is this NOT fair? I regularly have to play against teams that are 1-2 levels above me. Pay no attention to the level of the manager as it is irrelevant.