3 Pemain Top yang Terpinggirkan dari Timnas Indonesia

Bola.com, Jakarta - Timnas Indonesia akan berlaga di Piala AFF 2018 yang berlangsung 8 November sampai 15 Desember mendatang. Untuk meraih kesuksesan, Timnas Garuda tentu saja wajib dihuni pemain-pemain berkualitas.

Piala AFF 2018 menjadi edisi ke-12 sepanjang sejarah yang bakal diikuti Timnas Indonesia. Namun, Timnas Indonesia sejauh ini belum mampu meraih gelar pada ajang sepak bola antarnegara Asia Tenggara itu.

Aroma ketidakberuntungan memang layak disematkan di Timnas Indonesia. Sebab, prestasi terbaik Timnas Indonesia adalah runner-up. Itu terjadi pada edisi 2000, 2002, 2004, 2010, dan 2016.

Thailand selalu momok buat Timnas Indonesia di Piala AFF. Terhitung Timnas Indonesia tiga kali ditumbangkan Thailand pada laga final.

Untuk mencegah hal itu terjadi lagi, Tim Merah-Putih layak mengumpulkan pemain-pemain berkualitas untuk Piala AFF 2018. Sejauh ini, persiapan pasukan Garuda terbilang cukup baik menuju Piala AFF.

Pada laga terakhir, Timnas Indonesia meraih kemenangan 1-0 atas Mauritius. Pada laga tersebut, sebanyak 20 pemain dipanggil.

Uniknya, hanya tujuh pemain yang berasal dari skuat Piala AFF dua tahun lalu, yakni: Evan Dimas, Boaz Solossa, Stefano Lilipaly, Rizki Pora, Hansamu Yama, Bayu Pradana, dan Fachrudin Aryanto.

Selebihnya, merupakan tim turunan dari skuat Timnas Indonesia U-23 yang berlaga di Asian Games 2018. Padahal, Indonesia memiliki banyak pemain-pemain top yang secara kualitas pun layak dipanggil untuk skuat Piala AFF 2018.

Lantas, siapa saja pemain-pemain top Indonesia yang luput dari panggilan Timnas Indonesia untuk Piala AFF 2018? Simak ulasan kami.

Ferdinand Sinaga

Nama Ferdinand Sinaga sempat menjadi andalan Timnas Indonesia di Piala AFF 2016. Ketika itu, pemain berpostur 172 cm itu berperan membantu Timnas Garuda melaju ke final dan menjadi runner-up.

Namun, sejak saat itu Ferdinand Sinaga belum lagi dipanggil memperkuat Timnas Indonesia. Padahal, Ferdinand Sinaga merupakan pemain serba bisa yang berprofesi sebagai gelandang serang dan penyerang.

Ketajamannya pun sampai saat ini tak bisa diragukan. Bersama PSM Makassar, pemain berusia 29 tahun itu telah tampil dalam 18 pertandingan dan mencetak empat gol.

Manahati Lestusen

Sama seperti Ferdinand Sinaga, Manahati Lestusen juga menjadi pemain Timnas Indonesia di Piala AFF 2016. Ketika itu, pemain yang berusia 24 tahun itu sukses menjadi benteng kukuh lini pertahanan Timnas Garuda.

Manahati bahkan mampu mencetak sebiji gol pada Piala AFF 2016. Namun, sampai saat ini belum ada lagi panggilan dari Timnas Indonesia untuk dirinya.

Padahal, secara penampilan Manahati Lestusen layak diberikan kesempatan. Bersama klubnya, PS Tira, musim ini Manahati Lestusen telah tampil dalam 18 pertandingan dan memborong dua gol.

Abduh Lestaluhu

Abduh Lestaluhu juga menjadi bagian penting dari Timnas Indonesia di Piala AFF 2016. Berprofesi sebagai bek sayap, Abduh sukses membuat para lawan frustrasi untuk melancarkan serangan ke jantung pertahanan Timnas Garuda.

Namun, Abduh Lestaluhu belum lagi dipanggil Timnas Indonesia. Padahal, secara kualitas Abduh merupakan pemain yang layak karena memiliki kecepatan dan ketangguhan fisik.

Musim ini, pemain berusia 24 tahun itu menjadi andalan di PS Tira. Abduh Lestaluhu berhasil tampil dalam 15 pertandingan di Liga 1 2018.

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Are Bathroom Hand Dryers Sanitary?

Public bathrooms are already a nightmare for anyone who hates germs, and I usually try to just not think about all of the bacteria around me. I cringe when I sit down on a public toilet seat or turn on a faucet, but a new study has me wondering whether I've been worried about the wrong thing all along. If you're wondering whether bathroom hand dryers are sanitary, you should know that a new study found they may spray you with more bacteria than you'd ever think. Researchers at the University of Connecticut analyzed public restrooms and found that hand dryers were dispersing Bacillus subtilis, a bacteria commonly found in human feces. If you're thinking about switching to paper towels permanently, I don't blame you. I prefer hand dryers because they're less messy and, supposedly, better for the environment, but you may also leave the bathroom with bacteria-covered hands. To understand the horrifying results, it's important to know how hand dryers actually work. After you poop, the bacteria can end up aerosolized thanks to flushing, especially because so many public bathrooms don't have lids on their toilets. Some hand dryers recirculate the air in the room, which leads to bacteria ending up on your hands after you wash them. The research team swabbed the hand dryers and didn't find enough germs to account for the bacteria output, according to Live Science, so scientists theorized that bacteria in the air is the cause. The good news is that you aren't likely to get sick from a hand dryer, even though the ick factor is high here. Researchers say the implications of their study are important for health care facilities and other sterilized environments, but most of our immune systems can handle the bacteria that's being blown our way. Adding HEPA filters to hand dryers could be one way to reduce the bacteria that's currently being spread, according to the UConn team. HEPA filters absorb particles and are often found in air purifiers, and the researchers found that bacteria was reduced fourfold after retrofitting hand dryers with the filters. Researchers already suspected that hand dryers were kind of gross. In February, a picture of a petri dish filled with gross-looking spores that were reportedly from a hand dryer got hundreds of thousands of shares on Facebook. A 2016 study found that jet hand dryers — the ultra-modern dryers that blow a lot of air quickly and actually get your hands dry in seconds — spread 1,300 more virus clumps than paper towels, according to Popular Science. But this study provides evidence of how the hand dryers become contaminated in the first place and steps that can be taken to reduce bacteria. So should you switch to paper towels? Like I said, I don’t blame you if you have the urge, but hand dryers are arguably better for the environment. Paper towels end up in the trash, while hand dryers don’t create any waste once they're manufactured, shipped and installed. Still, it’s kind of pointless to wash your hands and have them dirtier than they were when you came into the bathroom, so it’s your choice. Quartz says the findings are most useful for people who work in labs and handle harmful pathogens and healthcare facilities with immunocompromised patients — even though no one wants germs on them, you’ll likely be okay if you’re a healthy adult. And if a bathroom only has hand dryers, you aren’t left with much of a choice. Eventually, manufacturers will catch on and add air filters to hand dryers, but until then, just try not to think about it too much as you’re drying your hands in a public bathroom and use hand sanitizer liberally.