If you want to win CUP without wasting tokens on buying 3 star players then just keep 3,4 (2 star) players that you get from your youth academy and train them SPECIAL ABILITY...
In doing so there rating will also not increase and when you will sell them in the market there will definitely be a bidding war for them......
They will lower your overall rating of the team considerably...
That's really a brilliant idea. I think I should wait for 2-3 seasons without selling my players in the market just to make my team quality lower, farming token from 2-3 seasons also beneficial in the long run. After cup drawing has done in the first place, I will sell 1* players and hire scout players to fill my starting line up,,,hahahahaha (that will look cruel for some teams which will face my team in the future) ^_^
CHAMPIONS IS SOMEONE WITH SKILL AND FORTUNE
I agree the cup is harder to win but is the to cups I've competed in so far I finished in second an got knocked out in the top 16 now for the matter of cheats I don't see that but I haven't been playing that long but I have 2 league titles 1 Champions league trophy an a silver medal in the Cup but being that the cup is set as the biggest arena of play I think it should be harder to win also Ive found that higher level or not the right strategy can beat all teams.