I'm new to the board, so not sure how much credence will be applied to my reply, but...
I know good chess players that beat rated players and don't even know algebraic notation, and I know others that likely couldn't tell you the name of a single opening. They may not know the tactics by name, but they still employ them.
So, to me at least, there's a lot of value in at least some study. If you're beginner to intermediate it expedites the process of learning that you might otherwise acquire through hundreds (or thousands) of games. Most players will no doubt identify the patterns, but studying them arms you with more tools to identify them, in my opinion. In addition, a little study makes it a lot easier to communicate to other players, and at the very least it makes it easier to analyze your own games. If you can't understand why you were not successful then I don't see how you can identify a strategy to improve.