In the end you're trying to achieve the very same thing than your opponents but with a much smaller player basis, which is increasing the challenge to unseen levels.
And that's exactly what makes this challenge so fun for me
anyone who has a winning mindset can win a trophy at some point in this game (most of the time this is reached by tanking and buying a full powerteam within 1 season like you already discussed), but when I win a trophy one day with a 100% Belgian team, that will be a record hard to overcome which requires dedication, patient and a big portion of luck too. I'm just someone who likes setting the bar very high till it's almost impossible to reach it
But I will have to wait and see what the time will bring. It would be a shame not to achieve anything with the team I built, so if I don't find the right player, I will have to explore the market any further indeed ;)