Quote Originally Posted by El Pistolero View Post
Reducing quality is the only way for stability. I've been there, always going out in prelims facing teams 3 levels above me while I had a 4* team.

You don't have to sell your whole squad, you don't have to sell your best players. If you keep 8 of your first 11, replace the other 3 with 3*s and have 3 3* subs and no more than 14 players you'll drop overall quality drastically and you will face fairer competition. Keep those 3*s as long as possible eventually they will be 1* and it will be better and better. As soon as day 3 comes I bid on negotiations for decent players who will appear as unwanted low quality to other teams. Fill up your subs, try to get players with more than one position.

I have a DC/DMC playmaker, DL, DC, DR def wall 31 year old, ML, freekick taker MC and a freekick taker striker. That is all I need.

I will have to sacrifice these players, even though the sub MC has over 10 goals.
Not sure I will try the next season, maybe other one. I didn't even planned to win 3 consecutive leagues, but apparently it just happened, I'd take a break, refill all the packs and try again.
I will do as you and others have suggested, but still I think it's a wrong way to play the cup, it should just be fixed.

Sorry I just vented a little 11 seasons, only 2 cup finals and 2 defeats at the PK, when in the meantime I win the other tournaments as I side effect.