Motherwell boss hails "breathtaking" achievement for Kevin van Veen and reflects on his own fine run

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Motherwell boss Stuart Kettlewell hailed Kevin van Veen's 11-game scoring run "breathtaking" after his striker broke the record for goals in consecutive games.The Dutchman netted the opener in the Steelmen's 3-2 win over relegated Dundee United to break Mark Viduka's post-war record in the top flight and also smash Hugh Ferguson's 103-year club record in the process.It took van Veen to 29 for the season and while Kettlewell admits his star man will be disappointed not to reach the 30-goal landmark, he says it a truly remarkable feat as he helped the Steelmen finish seventh in the Premiership.Van Veen also finished runner-up in the Premiership scoring charts on 25 goals, just two shy of Celtic star Kyogo Furuhashi.

And Kettlewell, who also saw Blair Spittal and Max Johnston net for his side, said: "I have to pay testament to the run that Kevin is on."It is pretty breathtaking when you look at it."It is a tough division and a hard old league to play in, so to be chalking up the numbers he's got is great."I know he'll be disappointed he didn't get to that 30 mark, but if you are scoring 29 goals in this league, you are doing something right."You see his quality and composure when he gets into a position in the first half."I think we as a team could have scored more in the second half, with balls off the woodwork and offside decisions, but this type of game throws up numerous opportunities and I'm just glad of the opportunity at the end."Max Johnston comes off the bench and shows a brilliant attitude to get into the back post area."The quality is excellent."Motherwell had to come from behind after a Jamie McGrath and a Steven Fletcher strike either side of the break had them trailing 2-1, before Blair Spittal rifled in a