Ranieri said: : "I think that he (Benitez) is a good coach and I think that Liverpool chose very well. I don't think he is too defensive. His style worked well at Valencia.
"His team is like an Italian team, they try to press everywhere, they try to get the ball and go on the counter-attack strongly. He did this very well at Valencia and I am sure, although he now has new players, that his philosophy is going to be the same.
"I think that it will be different from Houllier and he will try to press forward more together."