How to avoid this?

[Der_Ryan_M]

Only draw manipulation will help you then, this means selling some of your players at the end of the old season to reduce your quality on purpose. Because you get drawn with opponents around the same quality of your top 14 players. This means if you have only 9 good players for example and 5 weak players (so sell all your better bench players and 2 starters) you will then avoid these opponents.

[TheSlenderman]

Appreciated the fast answer. I was wondering if there are other methods as well or just this?