What am I doing wrong ???

[BoomBa]

Hi EveryBody.

Im playing a mage, lvl 6, NORMAL diff (leadship 1500+, ragebox 4-5), currently in Freedom Island and Im having trouble winning battles. I saw messages in the forum mentioning army size, gold, etc and it is so far from what Im having (30k gold is a lot for me)

I use alot of fireballs (lvl2) and the RageBox - archers, swordsmen, etc
(I cant even get the knights and horsemen)
What am I doing wrong ?
Am I missing anyting in the way Im playing ?

Boomba.