I'm lv 2 players, i play 1 ID with token bought from store and 1 ID with none investment.
You can do just fine without buying token, too many abandoned clubs out there at level 1,2, winning those clubs is not hard at all. Just need some small tricks in buying/selling players and you'll do fine. And if you have time to watch the live match, it definitely set the difference of your team against others.