People saying Messi completely didn't deserve the golden ball clearly havent looked at the stats. His completed dribbles and through balls as well as being the third top goalscorer attest to that. Not forgetting 4 man of the match appearances. Dont get me wrong Im not saying he was THE standout player but far from the addidas conspiracy I hear circling.
You are right, Messi is unstoppable and he had outstanding performance during cup, as always. Even if he doesn't do anything, at least 3 player from other team try to control him. Other Argentinian players were should play better and use this but they couldn't do it. Remember if Messi, Palacio or Higuain were scored those positions at the final match, Argentina were won the cup and everybody would be agree about Golden Ball award.