In Level 3 a 2* team can be very competitive too. Save the tokens, just buy players you need for positions important. Buy the oldies, they're good for a season or two and then sell them in their 3rd season. I'd finished fourth with this tactic. I'd not much to do, there was a 6* team who won the league. Now I have the basic knowledge of the game, so now it's important to be competitive. Don't sell them, they can start also even if 2*. You don't need a 4* or even 5* team till level 5.