TAK has proven to be quite the 'Cunning' manager in the past.... haha... ahhh see what i did there?!?!
errr... anyways, he has proven to be clever in his management in previous seasons.
Whilst all of what you say is true, he might just do what he did last season - tank all away games, forfiet the cup and play his super lineup on his home games.
maybe sneak in an odd away win here or there, finish 3rd or 4th, and he still goes into the finals with that same lineup.
Come finals time, doesn't matter how badly his regular season has gone, as long as that lineup is in the final's, im worried. He has a proven history of thinking outside the box, so im interested to see what he does.