i was made captain at the beginning of my 3rd full season at Real Madrid. I think you have to be consistent and become the managers top rated player for the positions you play. That said the manager isnt picking me for every game now. more like every 3rd game which is very frustrating. its not down to form as when i do play i get a high rating... picking up a few man of the match awards. my player is still only 22 with an overall rating of 89 so im hoping next season to be the first name on the team sheet. At the moment there are other players in the team that can play my position who have a higher overall rating than me. So for now i can accept not being picked for every big game as being realistic. However after being made captain this seems less realistic.