You DONT strengthen your team. this brings in an aspect of team management for 3 competitions. You have to make sure the players you buy are the ones you want for the season.
It also almost forces a manager to have a full squad of 22 players. As long as you have 14 players that are available for the cup, that still gives you 8 players you can upgrade for the other competitions.
It is a small hit for Nordeus in their token suckage, but it will increase your management skills and make the cup competition much more fair and enjoyable.
for **** sakes, make it a ****ing challenge for Tommy token. you can buy a whole ****in squad of scouts and PT them and you can win it all. Put a ****ing handicap and make it a challenge. Its not ****ing rocket science here. Its a change for the greater good.