So this has been a long term save that I will share the results of now CREWE ALEXANDRA - League Two to Premier League in four seasons, successive promotions from L2 to Championship, first season in Championship lost the play off final on pens, second season won the league. Used BOTH Target man and Vujevic or Conte. Azure set pieces I found to be the most effective.
Probably the craziest thing about this for me is the core of the defence are the same players i started with in L2, not great players but have solid attributes in the right places. Ill attach the two CBs and RB I've used since L2, further up the pitch I've also used a lot of the same players with the odd change here and there. Across the save I've quite regularly beaten lesser prem teams in the cup - was a penalty kick away from FA Cup Quarter Final as a league one side after beating Palace and Bournemouth on the way.
I've had next to 0 transfer budget up to this point (Spent 14k the transfer window before L1, 134k before first season in champ and 800k before second season in champ), im not sure about Italy, Spain, France etc but you really dont need a budget to take a team from the bottom leagues in England to the top as I've shown.