Can We Measure the Progression Through the Pitch?

brighton have a very low direct speed, so that being essentially how fast you progress the ball towards goal. They are unusual in the sense of winning the bull high but then probably more so than a lot of other teams, looking to to reset,. rather than try and spring in transition. And i wonder if there's a part of this which is sort of, at its core, a defensive mind set. The high possession style doesn't always equal chances and goals. As we know t they've failed to score in four or their last five. But does this strategy give them maybe a little more control that can help them defensively, versus teams who, you know, prefer a slightly more chaotic