To say that there were some undiscovered top-tiered players was not a lie.
There were two ways to increase a player's strength. The first one was to receive training from another professional. This was the method that was most commonly employed by major clubs in their training camps, which gathered all potential professional players and trained them. The other way was to train by themselves.
For the strong players who were trained within an organisation, they would be contributing towards the organisation and receiving benefits that way. They would typically be an elite player or a core elite player. However, they most likely wouldn't progress any further.
Compared to an individual who slowly accumulated their strength, it was much harder for them to acquire resources.
Therefore, lots of effort was needed to grow, which formed many proficient players within the player base.
