Motherwell boss Stuart Kettlewell aims to maintain momentum with short break before pre-season training

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The dust has barely settled on the 2022/23 season - but Motherwell boss Stuart Kettlewell will have his players back to work for the 2023/24 campaign in just two weeks' time.On May 28, Motherwell wrapped up a rollercoaster season, which saw three different managers in the Fir Park dugout, with a 3-2 win at home to Dundee United that secured seventh place in the Premiership.And on June 19, it will be full steam ahead for Kettlewell's pre-season operation, as he brings his squad back from their summer break to maintain the momentum that saw him haul the team off the bottom of the Premiership in February.In a season that started with Graham Alexander at the helm, a Europa Conference Qualifying defeat to Sligo Rovers opened the door for club legend Steven Hammell to step up.But that ended in disaster as the club fell to joint-bottom in the league and a shock Scottish Cup exit at the hands of Championship side Raith Rovers.Since Kettlewell took over, Motherwell have lost just twice in 14 games and the current gaffer is keen to keep that feel good factor going by getting his squad back together sooner rather than later.Kettlewell, who will take his side to the Netherlands at the end of the month for a week-long training camp, said: "It will be a short break.

We are back in on June 19 so it's about trying to do as much work as we can, get as many answers as we can, try to be proactive as we can, all the while trying to get a break as well."I think it is important because it has been such an intense period in the last 14 games, never mind what we are going into."I think it is important everybody tries to refresh, rejuvenate and come back stronger next season."My goal was to make sure we finished off the bottom of the table.