The tweet for the article proclaims him as the 'best ball winner in Europe' and it mentions the top 5 leagues when all but the weakest of those leagues have played less games than England. His numbers are higher by playing significantly more minutes than the vast majority of all the players he's supposed to be a better 'ball winner' than.
How is this possession won stat measured? I'm guessing it's ball recoveries which is just picking up loose balls, notice how two of his peers are DLPs and none are players you would understand as 'ball winners'. I don't feel this is the profound stat you seemed to feel it was in your original post.
Its comparing his attacking output from when Ole took over though, you and I both know that's a pretty disingenuous measure given how the team and Pogba have fallen off a cliff since. Ole is still has the third best win rate in the league if you apply the same measure.
What does the article tell us about Pogba right now, expect that he's made the most ball recoveries in the league over a span of 4 games?!
How is the stat measured? Have to check that with Opta, it was opta stats they have published. Even if other leagues have played less games, how does it change anything, at least it shows he is among the top in England. No one is saying he is the best ball winner, it's that he is criticized for his defensive work when stats show he is going his share of work.
I don't know why people care about headlines when it's to catch the attention, you can just read the article.
Regarding attacking output, the fact that it is even in discussion shows how good Pogba is. He is compared with strikers, wingers and some of them play for the best/second best teams in the league and Pogba played most games in deeper role. Ole even said he is moving Pogba to deeper role, to have better control on the games which has been a failure for both team and player. Also shows how much we rely on him.
That stat is not even to prove he is some amazing defensive player, it shows how good Pogba is and how he contributes to attack, defense and midfield play.
So he made most or second most ball recoveries in the league, yeah after just 4 games. Isn't that a good stat?
Edit: I don't understand how anyone can find negatives in that article. That article shows how Pogba is good in everything.
Since Ole Gunnar Solskjaer took over the United coaching role from Jose Mourinho, Pogba has made 18 goal contributions (10 goals, eight assists), which puts him fourth in the Premier League behind Sergio Aguero (24), Mohamed Salah (21) and Jamie Vardy (20).
Liverpool attacker Sadio Mane is level with Pogba on 18 goal contributions in the period, while Raheem Sterling and Pierre Emerick Aubameyang (both 17) have recorded fewer than the French playmaker
Unreal that he is alongside Mane, Salah, Auba, Sterling when he played most games in deeper midfield.