Complex sentence: Clough initially blames the brutality of the Leeds players, but he and Taylor recognise that their side simply aren't good enough on a technical level and so remedy the problem by signing veteran Dave Mackay, along with several other young players.
Split into simpler sentences: Clough initially blames the brutality of the Leeds players, he and Taylor recognise that side are not good on a technical level. So they sign veteran Dave Mackay, along with several other young players.