On Sunday Patch 1.02 arrived and I am very happy with Kick Off Revival now.
After 7 weeks I can play it on a similar level as once KO2 after that time.
The bad reviews were due to bugs and missing stuff, most fixed by that latest patch.
And then the reviewers complained about controls but after 7 weeks I can say they are fine (80% of the bad reviews came out in the first 3 days after launch!).
It plays a bit different but it is Kick Off in the core.
Many complain the one button thing is old fashioned, others it is too hard to learn, others say it is crap even they played Kick Off but these just forgot how hard KO2 was to learn back then or expect a 100% copy.
With patch 1.02 it is a fine game and either you love it or you hate it... sounds familiar

Personally, I am just happy to play Kick Off every day again...