It's the price to pay for be over-greeding in your last season and pulling out a lv9 team on a whole diff Q than the normal/strong ones. As price for easy roflstomping everything back there, have a taste of your own medicine, they say.

Actually for once i agree with this organization of things.

When you power up your team, actually try to evuate what level of strenght you can reach compared with the top notch cup teams. If even spending all makes you still weaker, then spare and adjust your Q to only what you need to win league/cl. You might struggle a lil more but next season you wont be in a pinch.