"It's good for Yossi and for us. I think he was really good in front of goal. If you want to find positives there are not many, but the result was really good for some players - especially for Yossi but also for Crouch, getting a goal," said Benitez.
"The first half was really disappointing. We did not defend well, that is clear. Defensively we were poor, starting with the strikers. When you play against a team with less quality than you, you just have to do your job in defence and it is simple to control. We did not do this, we were conceding the second balls and we gave them a chance.
"We were talking about scoring early, not conceding! It was a surprise and it's something we need to learn from. You cannot say that any team is easy until you play the game.
"In football, when you think you must win, you don't have anything to win. The anxiety this causes means sometimes the players make more mistakes.
"We needed to work really hard and the second half was much better. We played some good attacking football and played with more pace.
"We just needed to get the second equaliser and start the game again with a different mentality."