Delighted Motherwell boss Stuart Kettlewell says Kevin van Veen should be a PFA Scotland Player of the Year candidate.
The Dutch talisman bagged his 25th goal of the season to add to Blair Spittal’s early strike during a 2-0 Premiership win over Kilmarnock. It moves Motherwell within touching distance of mathematical safety in the top flight and Kettlewell insists van Veen would get his vote.
He said: “It’s a moment of brilliance for Kevin’s goal. But it’s not just about the player, it’s about the person. He handled himself absolutely brilliantly today. There’s plenty of hype around him and it’s easy to think the players are like robots and can keep just churning it out. You want people to speak about your players when they’re doing well. If I was a player I would vote for him (for PotY). He’s had a brilliant season. You have to pitch his personal achievements up against most in the division. It’s great that at Motherwell we’ve got a striker that everybody is talking about.”
