The fact is, sometimes the game does suck big time and isn't worth spending any money on it.

BUT, if you do have the highest quality team in your league and can't manage to get a win in your first 3 matches and even worse - you did so last season as well without qualifying for the CL, then you are the one that sucks at it. Period. In 9 out of 10 cases, just leaving a team in a 4-4-2 formation will get you a CL qualification if you have "the best team in the league".