"I have trust in him," said the Finnish defender. "I feel Rafael Benitez brings good days, a lot of trophies.
"When we came back from summer holiday on the first day he took me into his office and said: 'We are looking for a centre-half.' I said: 'Fine, competition is good.' Come January, I bet someone comes in. But I look at it positively.
"It will take time for the manager to get the squad that he wants. This season we have Zenden, Crouch, Sissoko and Reina, new faces.
"We will be more ready for the task because the manager has four new players he rates very highly."