Torres, 28, regularly cut a dejected figure whenever he was named among the substitutes by previous Blues boss Roberto Di Matteo.
But Benitez is confident his fellow Spaniard will accept being rotated should the European champions bring in a new striker during the January sales.
The interim Chelsea manager said: “We are trying to manage the team, so when I can change Fernando I will do it.
“We will try to manage him and hopefully we can do things properly.
“He wants the team winning games and he understands that is the way, so he will accept this.”
With Victor Moses and John Obi Mikel heading for the African Nations Cup after tonight’s clash with QPR at Stamford Bridge, Benitez admits he needs reinforcements.
He added: “You can always improve things, especially when you have injuries, and we lose two players to international duty.
“Obviously we need bodies but I am really pleased with the squad. They train well, the commitment is there and they are keen to learn.
“I think we will do our job in the window — and hopefully it will be a good job.”
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