It's funny you say that as that is my response to you every time you focus on the LI M2M thing. In lower leagues, you can make a team that can play and win using any of the tactics. What's more, buying and selling is much easier for lower salary guys because the supply and demand are greater for those guys. Also, the margin of error in the game is much greater which makes playing a guy out of position less of a threat to competitiveness. I think the game has been designed with the majority in mind, not the highest or lowest end users. So I agree with you on your premise, but disagree that it is out of balance for them.
I have a friend who I invited to join the game- he plays MMATycoon and is very successful in that game so I thought he might like this game. He started in season 11 USA d.V. Currently he is in d.III. I expect him to promote in the next two seasons. Maybe he will chime in if he reads this.
I'm no longer an ex-pat, by the way. My kids are school age now so I came home to get them a real education.
Once I scored a basket that still makes me laugh.