I see. I didn't know that once you reach a certain level, you must become a pay-to-win player. This is really sad. I had so much fun playing the game at the earlier levels that I watched (almost) every game. Now I don't even care to attend one game per season.

In my opinion there are only 3 options left to continue playing. They are as follows:

1. Buy money with tokens
2. Be a token buyer (duh)
3. Qualify (somehow) to the Champions League every season

I can play a bit with option 1 but it wouldn't last many seasons. Token buyer? No, thanks. CL qualification? Mission impossible without quality players or in my case with no defenders.