Strategy GW 33 Free Hit Thread FPL 2021/22

Now we are going to GW 33. So here we have a strategy for those who want to use the chip, which is Free Hit.

📌 Is this the week to FH?
📌 DGWers vs SGWers
📌 Can we believe Man Utd?
📌 Arsenal
📌 Leicester attackers
📌 Foundations
📌 Differentials
📌 Goalkeepers
📌 Free Hit drafts

📊 DGW 33 📊

🔹 7 teams double
🔹 Leeds, Villa and Wolves blank

📌 Is that this the week to Free Hit?

Whether or not or not you need to play your Free Hit this week is completely workforce dependent, however, I do suppose this can be a good alternative. 7 groups have a DGW whereas 3 clean, which means the probability to leap on DGWers merely for a brief time period achieve, without having to maintain them in your workforce going ahead.

In case you have 2 FHs left, it’s a no-brainer to play one this week as you may FH 2 GWs in a row and GW 36/37 are the one clear FH alternatives left after GW 33. When you solely have one FH, it’s tougher. 

In case you have lower than 5-6 DGWers this week and are properly arranged for GW 36-37, it may positively be value utilizing your final FH chip this week. 

📌 What number of DGWers ought to be in my FH?

A giant dilemma for Free Hitters this week is what number of good single gameweekers to interchange with DGWers. Cancelo, Trent, Salah, Son and Kane are all good picks this week however on an FH you’d like to focus on extra DGW gamers from groups like… 

Leicester, Man Utd and Newcastle. Discovering the correct mix of DGWers and SGWers is tough however in my view, Free Hitters ought to “treat it” and go without a number of fashionable SGWers as the actual upside lies in focusing on the proper DGWers. That’s the place the massive hauls are. 

I might subsequently advocate going for 8-9 DGWers and together with Kane, Son, and possibly Cancelo as SGWers. Avoiding Liverpool belongings may sound controversial however there’s restricted upside within the fixture (MUN) and on an FH I might personally go for extra “thrilling” DGW picks. 

Liverpool and Man Metropolis additionally face one another within the FA Cup this weekend which means that they may have performed 90, probably 120, minutes of excessive depth soccer earlier than their PL video games just some days later.  When you actually wish to defend your rank, you may all the time play secure… 

and embrace Salah in your FH, however, it additionally is sensible to go for the picks with the larger upside.

📌 Can we believe Man Utd belongings?

Nobody missed how dangerous United performed in their recreation in opposition to Everton in GW 32, however, I might nonetheless advocate going for a Man Utd triple up… 

in your Free Hit this GW. Though their DGW features a tough fixture in LIV (A), United gamers are one of the best captaincy choices this week because of the nice first fixture, NOR (H). You simply have to select 3 United gamers for the potential upside after which hope for one of the best. 

They may positively be rating a number of previous Norwich, which might make Bruno, Ronaldo, Sancho and so on nice picks.

📌 Arsenal

Arsenal is likely one of the DGW groups this week, however, regardless of their double, I’m not satisfied with together with Arsenal gamers in a Free Hit. For positive, Bukayo Saka (6.8m) averages 0.5 xGI/90 this season and is an efficient choice, however after the latest losses in opposition to Palace… 

and Brighton I’m not impressed by Arsenal’s defense and I don’t suppose they’ve achieved sufficient attacking smart to warrant an attacking double-up. Going with Saka solely is completely viable this week. 

📌 Leicester attackers

Given Leicester’s tight fixture schedule, many anticipate Brendan Rodgers to present his key gamers a relaxation in opposition to Newcastle, their first recreation in GW 33. This may, after all, make Leicester’s belongings much less interesting. For somebody like James Maddison who has began 

…the final 4 PL video games, I feel there’s a big threat of a benching vs Newcastle. Harvey Barnes alternatively, was rested in GW 32 and subsequently has a greater probability of beginning each video game in DGW 33, however, he can’t be described as a nailed starter both. 

Maddison vs Barnes vs Iheanacho
(Final 6 video games, stats per look)xG: 0.2 vs 0.3 vs 0.1
xA: 0.1 vs 0.1 vs 0.1Penalty space touches: 1.2 vs 5.0 vs 3.0
Minutes per try: 54 vs 24 vs 42

My private rating:
🥇 Barnes
🥈 Maddison
🥉 Iheanacho

📌 Free Hit foundations

Under are some gamers that I feel ought to be in each FH this week:

⚫️⚪️ Newcastle defender
🔴 Man Utd defender
🔴 Bruno, Ronaldo or each
⚪️ Kane, Son or each
🦊 Barnes, Maddison or each
⚫️⚪️ Wooden or Saint-Maximin 

📌 Free Hit differentials

Keep in mind that simply taking part in your Free Hit is a differential in itself so don’t really feel like it is advisable to differentiate from the FH template simply since you wish to be completely different. The FH template will likely be differential sufficient in itself. 

Nonetheless, if you’d like some thrilling differentials in your Free Hit, listed below are a number that I feel may do properly:

⚫️⚪️ Targett
🔴 Sancho
💎 De Bruyne
🔴 Adams
⚫️⚪️ Saint-Maximin 

📌 Goalkeepers

Many are struggling to resolve a GK for their FH workforce. There are 3 choices that I discover value in contemplating; Schmeichel, Dubravka and De Gea. 

Leicester vs Newcastle vs Man Utd
(Final 6 video games, stats per 90 minutes)xGC: 1.8 vs 1.2 vs 1.4Photographs conceded: 14 vs 11 vs 12
Huge possibilities conceded: 1.8 vs 2.1 vs 1.6

My most popular choice is Kasper Schmeichel (4.8), though Leicester has the worst xGC out of the three. The rationale why I like him as a choice is that it’s mainly unattainable to discover a nailed Leicester defender, whereas Schmeichel is an assured 180 minutes within the DGW. 

Each Newcastle and Man Utd have interesting defenders similar to Schär and Telles, which implies that you may cowl all 3 groups and maximize xMins by going with Schmeichel as your keeper. 

📌 Free Hit drafts

Draft 1 – ”No Salah”

8x DGWers
Kane, Son and Cancelo

Draft 2 – ”Enjoying secure”

9x DGWers
Salah and Kane

Draft 3 – ”Differential”

9x DGWers
KDB and Cancelo
Ronaldo (C)

Thanks for studying this thread, I hope you discovered it fascinating and helpful. Any suggestions are far appreciated!