He's actually a very good player though and you could argue the whole position thing. I think I watched him only once at CSKA, but if you check where he's played for them, it's really been all over the place, even LW. People do tend to just take an opinion on a player they don't know from someone else and run with it, that I agree with.
I've watched Honda a lot at VVV and for Japan, if you're wondering what I'm basing my opinion on.