I also don't agree. I'm in the 20/21 season with Sunderland (2nd year with them, got them promoted to the prem in the first year with them and just finished 8th in the prem first year there with them). I outplayed many teams en route to finish 8th no problem at all. I would work on your tactics and also check to see how your players compare to other teams in the Team Report > Comparison because if your players are lower in the rankings then you should not expect to outplay the other teams all the time.