'I'm not blind' - Howe 'accountable' for loss after three-week break

'I'm not blind' - Howe 'accountable' for loss after three-week breakTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedMedia caption, Injury-time Mateta penalty seals comeback win for Palace against NewcastleByCiaran KellyNewcastle United reporter at Selhurst ParkPublished3 minutes agoCommentsIt was a different stadium, but an all too familiar story for Newcastle United.Once again, dazed players and staff trudged over to applaud their supporters at Selhurst Park after throwing away another lead.It felt like groundhog day.Once again, Eddie Howe's side conspired to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory after the visitors conceded two late goals in a 2-1 loss against Crystal Palace on Sunday.This was hardly the resounding response to a damaging Tyne-Wear derby defeat that Howe needed as his future comes under increasing scrutiny.Newcastle have now slipped to 14th place."I understand there's anger and frustration," he said. "I'm not blind to anything."'I always have to look at myself first'To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedMedia caption, Palace defeat a 'deflating feeling' - HoweTo think these players had the benefit of a rare period of time with Howe on the training pitches during the three-week break between games.This is where the Newcastle manager and his staff have previously come into their own, improving individuals who were signed and inherited with their intense, demanding drills and eye for detail.Such productivity was at the heart of Newcastle ending a 70-year wait for a major domestic trophy by winning the League Cup last season and qualifying for the Champions League in 2025 and 2023.Those hours have been at a premium during a relentless campaign this time around.Yet former England goalkeeper and Match of the Day pundit Ben Foster suspected there would be some "weird and wo...