[CTcard]

The fact remains that the team played a flat unmotivated game and lost. 

Well, the fact is that the team lost.

A fairly direct inference from that fact is that the team didn't play well.

A much less clear inference is that the team was unmotivated.

[CTcard]

The fact remains that the team played a flat unmotivated game and lost. 

Well, the fact is that the team lost.

A fairly direct inference from that fact is that the team didn't play well.

A much less clear inference is that the team was unmotivated.