"I was talking to a Spanish coach on the phone this morning and he was asking me why Luis Garcia played well at home and not away. I said to him, 'You have to understand how difficult it is.'
"Luis and Xabi are getting used to a different style of football. If you play at home with more of the ball and better possession it is easier for good players to play well.
"But when you play away it is always a different kind of game," said Benitez. "You need to play a lot more on the counter attack and it is a lot harder for players such as Luis Garcia to be involved in the game as much as he would be at home.
"A lot of people have told me to remember how other players did in their first year. I have analysed the situation and I know that everyone just needs time.
"It is the same for managers and it is the same for players. Each player is different but I am very happy with Luis and Xabi because they have already played to a very high level in some games.
"In Spain Garcia played very well both at home and away and I have no doubt it will be the same for Liverpool."