Postecoglou said: "It's unusual to have no games at all, particularly when there is a fair bit of football happening. We tried to use that time as well as possible. We have trained hard. The players, to be fair to them, have embraced that. But we are definitely looking forward to having a game - that is for sure."
On beating Arsenal and stopping their title push, he continued: "It's fair enough. I am not going to dictate how our fans feel and what they feel is important. We understand the importance of the game and understand the importance of being at home in these kind of games to not let our biggest rival win in the biggest derby for us. We understand the consequences of that but ultimately it is about us trying to measure ourselves against the teams we want to be challenging on a more consistent basis. It's a great opportunity to be doing that on Sunday."
On the next three games - at home to Arsenal and away to Chelsea and Liverpool, he said: "Every time you are out there is a chance to measure yourself. I have got a fair idea of where we are at, what progress we have made and what progress we need to make.
"It's another great challenge for us. We have three big games and finish the season with another three games - they are all games of consequence for us and the opposition so I think the players are looking forward to that. At this time of year you want to be playing for something and certainly the games we will be involved in will all have something in them, so we are looking forward to it."