OR... SPEND your money. Consider the following manager...
A level 9 manager playing in the same Champions League as me. At level 9, a six-star player is a 65-quality player. Please note that the manager pictured has EIGHT world-class players (7 stars = 70-quality or higher) on the field, and one on the bench. Do you have ANY IDEA how many tokens that would cost? Go use the Personal Trainer option on any of your players... He went and got 22(?) scout players and then had a personal trainer get 9 of them to world-class level?
My team is pretty good but how do I compete with somebody who is able to spend that kind of money? It's no surprise that the manager pictured is #1 in his league, What IS surprising is that he's only 10-0-5. Perhaps his losses came before the surge in spending. Maybe he has a limitless supply of funds to spend on this game... Maybe he'll be able to do that every season... Maybe you can too... How much CAN you spend? How much are you WILLING to spend?
I find it interesting that while I HAD tokens, the "assistant manager" didn't have too many players to suggest. When I don't have tokens and would need to therefore BUY some more... season altering players become available... for NO MONEY... just tokens. Think about that for a minute...oh, ok, I'll help you:
IF THE PLAYERS SUGGESTED BY THE ASSISTANT MANAGER ONLY COST TOKENS, THEN ANYONE WITH ENOUGH REAL MONEY CAN BECOME A TOP MANAGER. THE MANAGER WHO BENEFITS FROM THESE "SUGGESTIONS" NEEDN'T HAVE BUILT ANY KIND OF STADIUM, HE NEEDN'T HAVE MANAGED HIS FINANCES (ticket prices/bonuses); HE ONLY NEEDS TO BE WILLING TO SPEND REAL MONEY.
So, are you? Willing to spend real money?