Seriously, saying that you can't get a good team without investing money and free videos is total BS to be honest. I have a 6 star team with my second account. Can't watch videos, don't invest money and win the league almost every season, won 4 trebles now and have 500 tokens to spare. Smart managing will get you far. You just got lazy when you invested that much money. You have the "lost" feeling. It is never going to be as good as it was when you invested money.

Forget that period and focus on the now. You can get 18 videos a day. Ok, that is it. You can still have easily a 6-7 star team with all special abilities. Think outside the box, adjust and man up.