Hansen probably felt he didn't need to labour the points in regard to his own team.
There was a general lack of cohesion and accuracy that denied them the chance to build momentum. The resilience and ability of the Italians was a factor, too, but the All Blacks will know they need to be more clinical, particularly at the tackled ball area where they failed to protect haflback Aaron Smith on too many occasions.
The video analysis will show they weren't as effective or as targeted as they needed to be in that area. There will also be some concerns about their first-up tackling which was again suspect in patches while the decision-making post line-break was often fuzzy.
The reluctance to dwell on the negatives may have also partly been driven by the fact that while it was a struggle, and while there were long periods of inaccurate rugby from the All Blacks, they did have the patience to stay with the game-plan and earn some reward for that in the final 10 minutes.
"I'd like to congratulate our guys," said Hansen. "This group of players haven't played for three weeks so although today was at times a bit rusty, I thought they showed a lot of composure, particularly the first half.
"I thought we met the challenge of the Italians and finished particularly strongly and played some tidy rugby."