Yeah I agree 100%. Before I thought assos were random. But lately, my "mutants", even though they are only 5 stars perform really well in assos and I win almost every game there.

But in normal gameplay? I mean I trained 2 players to 130% start of the season with white skills between 180 and 240% and they really struggle. Someone in my league trained his team to 140%, with, what I would call bad skills for these players. His white skill average is about the same if not lower than mine, just his overall quality % is 25% higher. He absolutely crushes through the league, while I struggle a lot vs teams of the same quality.

So these 25% overall quality seem to count a lot and the white skills a lot less. Already 11 points separating him from me. I think with old T11 versions this would have been a more even battle for sure. In the future I will continue to train players, but I will start with higher overall guys (maybe negotiations) and burn my 300-400 rests I invest per player there, and create a more even guy with maybe 140-150% overall quality at the end.