Crystal Palace can finally boast of having a World Cup winner in their squad.After Spain overcame Argentina 1-0 in Sunday’s final, Yeremy Pino became the first player to win a World Cup while at the club.It was a difficult year for Pino as the winger adjusted to life in England and the Premier League, but he has finished the season with two trophies.After Palace beat Rayo Vallecano 1-0 in the Conference League final in May — a game in which Pino saw a free kick crash against both posts — Sunday’s World Cup win will be the pinnacle of Pino’s career.The 23-year-old played twice in the tournament, totalling 69 minutes, but he has been an important part of Spain’s supporting cast, scoring in the 2-0 qualifying victory over Georgia in October.Yeremy Pino celebrates his goal against Georgia (Florencia Tan Jun/Getty Images)His lack of minutes was also partially due to an injury from Spain’s final group game against Uruguay.At first, it was feared to be a broken collarbone, which would have impacted his Premier League preparations. However, it was only a sprain in his left shoulder, and Pino recovered to be available in the latter stages, although manager Luis de la Fuente did not call upon him.This success with the national team can give Pino more confidence when he returns to Palace in around a fortnight. Last season was mixed for Pino, even though he started 39 of his 51 appearances across all competitions for Palace following his £21.5million ($29m) move from Villarreal.There were only five goals and five assists, but Daichi Kamada’s experience from a year earlier — with the Japanese playmaker taking time to adapt to a new country and a new club only to become a key player last year — should offer hope that the same can be true of Pino.“He (Pino) has still played minutes,” former manager Oliver Glasner said in his press conference before a 2-1 Conference League last-16 win over AEK Larnaca in March. “More minutes, for example, than Daichi Kamada. He is a different profile and has recently had a little bit of a lack of confidence.“But he is trying very hard. He wants to show up and prove how good he is. I have told him ‘relax’. Because in training we see what a great player he is and what a great finish he has.”When Pino returns to Palace’s training ground for the final stages of pre-season, he will be with a new manager in Pierre Sage. Sage wants his players to come and show for the ball and to regain possession quickly after losing it. He wants his attacking midfielders to play wider and move the ball out wide earlier.That ought to be advantageous for the Spaniard, who seemed too often to run aground when trapped inside in a more narrow system. It may take him a little longer than others to adapt to Sage’s tactics, given he will miss Palace’s games against Lens and Famalicao in the pre-season Como Cup, but he should be available for the final friendly against Freiburg on August 15.Unlike the direct style under Glasner, Sage’s way of playing may allow for more space to make the most of Pino’s intelligence, interplay and technical and passing ability. As much as this World Cup win is welcome for Pino, it is also a reason for Palace to be proud. They had 12 players at the tournament, several of whom made their mark, and now one of their squad will return as a world champion.That is a reminder that they have recruited well in recent years, that Pino himself is an exceptional talent who could be part of a World Cup-winning squad, and that his best at club level is very much still to come.He is liked by the club’s hierarchy. Pino is seen as a player who takes risks to progress play up the pitch, offering a slightly different profile to the rest of the squad. That approach has not succeeded as often as anyone at Palace would like, but faith remains he will have a stronger impact in the new season.Winning the World Cup was the ultimate achievement for Pino. The hope is that he can use his success in Europe with Palace and his international side as a springboard to thrive under Sage next season.