You only give a damn about stat’s if you have them!
In other words, teams that don’t have statistics available to them or don’t use the systems (Prozone, Amisco etc) certainly don’t (can’t) care about them!
However in some teams where they are used and are available coaches look at the raw data and make comments/decisions on this. When players notice this then they often respond like I describe.
Of course, in the broadest sense though, all that really matters to soccer players is money!