I tanked two seasons, then saved all points from the third.
And I did try to win the league this past season, but applying the skill points in the uncertain hope of winning the one game necessary to maybe win the league would have made the larger purpose pointless. If the guy who ultimately won had lost any of his last 6 matches, I could still have won the league.
I have a crapload of league trophies and CL trophies ... but no Cup trophies. I want a shot at a Cup trophy. That's the point.