It's that psychological factor of not having anything else to play for, therefore teams just drop off. Liverpool were mid-table and weren't really pushing for Top 4 so we had no motivation. Swansea are mid-table which is a great achievement for them, therefore they had no motivation.
That is the odd one out. No other player moving leagues as had to see out a ban. I think the French FA honoured it because JB had not served one game of the ban. Suarez hadn't finish his Dutch ban before playing for us.